One day a fox trudged through the forest all long autumn night without eating. At dawn she ran to the village, went into the man’s yard and climbed onto the roost of the chickens.
She had just sneaked up and wanted to grab one hen, and it was time for the rooster to sing: suddenly he flapped his wings, stamped his feet and screamed at the top of his lungs. The fox flew from its perch in such fear that it lay in a fever for three weeks.
One day the rooster decided to go into the forest and take a walk, but the fox had been guarding him for a long time; hid behind a bush and waited to see if the rooster would come soon.
And the rooster saw a dry tree, flew up onto it and sat there.
At that time, the fox seemed bored with waiting and wanted to lure the rooster from the tree; I thought and thought, and came up with this:
‘‘Let me seduce him!’‘
She came up to the tree and began to say hello:
- Hello, Petenka!
‘‘Why did the evil one bring her?’’ the rooster thinks.
And the fox begins with his tricks:
“I want the best for you, Petenka—to guide you on the true path and teach you reason.” You, Petya, have never been to confession. Come down to me and repent, and I will take away all your sins and will not make you laugh.
The rooster began to descend lower and lower and fell right into the fox's paws. The fox grabbed him and said:
- Now I'll give you a hard time! You will answer for everything: you will remember your bad deeds! Remember how I came on a dark autumn night and wanted to use one chicken - and at that time I had not eaten anything for three days - and you flapped your wings and stamped your feet!..
- Oh, fox! - says the rooster. - Your kind words! Wise princess! Our bishop will soon have a feast; At that time I will begin to ask that you be made sweeter, and you and I will have soft breads, sweet eves, and good fame will come about us.
The fox spread its paws, and the rooster fluttered onto the oak tree.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru