The flea and the ant became friends. Let's go together. We came to one stream. The flea said to the ant: “I’ll jump over, and you?” - But I won’t jump over! - says the ant.
Flea - hop! - and jumped to the other side, and the ant - hopped! - and fell into the water. The ant began to ask the flea: “Flea, sister, help, don’t destroy, let me get out of the water.” Flea - jump-jump! - she ran to the pig and asked: - Pig, give me some bristles, I’ll weave a rope, throw it into the water, and pull out my little brother.
The pig said: “Did you bring me acorns?” Flea - jump, jump! - she ran to the oak tree and asked:
Oak, give me acorns, I’ll take it to the pig, the pig will give bristles, I’ll weave a rope, throw it into the water, and pull out my brother ant.
The oak tree said: “Did you drive the crow away from me? Flea—jump-jump!” - she ran to the crow and asked:
Crow, leave the oak tree, the oak tree will give acorns, I’ll take it to the pig, the pig will give bristles, weave a rope, throw it into the water, and pull out my brother ant.
The crow said: “Did you bring me chickens?” Flea—jump-jump! - she ran to the hen and asked:
Mother hen, give me a chicken, I’ll take it to the crow, the crow will leave the oak, the oak will give acorns, I’ll take it to the pig, the pig will give bristles, I’ll weave a rope, throw it into the water, and pull out my brother ant.
The hen said: “Did you bring me millet?” Flea - jump, jump! - galloped to the pit:
Pit, give me some millet, I’ll take it to the hen, the hen will give a chicken, I’ll take it to the crow, the crow will leave the oak, the oak will give acorns, I’ll take it to the pig, the pig will give bristles, I’ll weave a rope, I’ll throw it into the water, I’ll pull out my brother ant.
Yama said: “Did you get the mouse away from me? Flea—jump-jump!” - jumped up to the mouse:
Mouse, leave the hole, the hole will give millet, I’ll take it to the hen, the hen will give a chicken, I’ll take it to the crow, the crow will leave the oak, the oak will give acorns, I’ll take it to the pig, the pig will give bristles, I’ll weave a rope, I’ll throw it into the water, I’ll pull out my brother ant.
The mouse said: “Did you save me from the cat?” Flea—jump-jump! - galloped up to the cat:
Cat, don’t run after the mouse, the mouse will leave the hole, the hole will give me millet, I’ll take it to the hen, the hen will give me a chicken, I’ll take it to the crow, the crow will leave the oak, the oak will give acorns, I’ll take it to the pig, the pig will give me bristles, I’ll weave a rope, I’ll throw it into the water, I’ll pull out my brother ant.
The cat said: “Did you bring me milk?” Flea—jump-jump! - galloped up to the cow:
Cow, give me some milk, I'll take it to the cat, the cat won't run after the mouse, the mouse will leave the hole, the hole will give me millet, I'll take it to the hen, the hen will give me a chicken, I'll take it to the crow, the crow will leave the oak tree, the oak tree will give acorns, I'll take it to the pig, the pig will give me bristles, I'll weave a rope, I'll throw it into the water, I'll pull it out brother ant
The cow said: - Did you bring me grass? Flea - jump, jump! — she ran into the field, picked grass and brought it to the cow. The cow gave her milk.
She took it to the cat, the cat did not run after the mouse, the mouse left the hole, the hole gave millet, she took it to the hen, the hen gave a chicken, she took it to the crow, the crow left the oak, the oak gave acorns, she took it to the pig, the pig gave bristles, the flea wove a rope from the bristles, tied grass to the rope and threw it into the water.
The ant climbed onto the grass, the flea pulled the rope, pulled his brother ant to the shore and saved him from death. Then they went together again.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru