Once upon a time there was a priest. He hired a worker and brought him home.
- Well, worker, serve well, I won’t leave you.
The worker lived for a week, and it was time for haymaking.
“Well, light,” says the priest, “God willing, we will migrate safely, wait for the morning and go tomorrow to mow hay.”
- Okay, father.
They waited until morning and got up early. The priest says to the priest:
“Come on, mother, let’s have breakfast, we’ll go to the field to mow hay.”
The priest gathered it on the table. The two of them sat down and had a good breakfast. Pop says to the worker:
- Come on, light, we’ll have lunch in one go and mow in order. Pop says to the worker:
- Come on, light, we’ll have lunch at one time and we’ll mow until the afternoon without rest.
“As you wish, father, perhaps we’ll have lunch.”
“Bring dinner on the table, mother,” the priest ordered his wife.
She served them dinner. They took one spoonful and another - and were full.
Pop says to the worker:
- Come on, light, at the same table in the afternoon and we will mow until dinner.
- As you wish, father, noon, noon!
Popadya served the afternoon tea. They again took a spoonful, then another - and were full.
“For the same, light,” says the priest to the worker, “let’s have dinner at the same time, and spend the night in the field - tomorrow we’ll be early for work.”
- Come on, father.
Popadya served them dinner. They took a sip or two and got up from the table.
The worker grabbed his coat and got ready to leave.
-Where are you going, light? - asks the priest.
- How to where? You yourself, father, know that after dinner you need to go to bed.
I went to the barn and slept until light.
Since then, the priest has stopped treating the employee to breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner at one time.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru