Grandmother Chachakan-Chachakan lived in one village. One day in winter she went to the river for water. She approached the ice hole and saw that the ice hole was covered in ice. The grandmother broke through the ice, took the pieces of ice aside and scooped up a whole bucket of water. The second one follows. And my grandmother’s buckets were beautiful - made of birch bark, with patterns on the edges.
The grandmother took both buckets in her hands and went home. Yes, she slipped on the smooth ice, fell right next to the hole and spilled all the water.
And the morning was frosty. While the grandmother was groaning and groaning, and was about to get up, her hem was frozen to the ice.
Grandma can't get up. She looks - who would help her? She looked at the sun, which had just risen, and asked:
- Sun, sun, aren’t you stronger than everyone else in the world?
- Yes, grandma, I really do. Yes, only a black cloud can cover me. Grandmother - to the cloud.
- Cloud, cloud, aren’t you stronger than everyone else in the world?
- Yes, grandma, I have a lot of strength. Only the wind can carry me away.
Grandmother - to the wind:
“Wind, wind, aren’t you stronger than everyone else in the world?”
- Yes, grandma, I am very strong. But the mountain may block my path.
The grandmother looks at the stone mountain and asks:
“Mountain, mountain, aren’t you stronger than everyone in the world?”
- Yes, grandma, I am very strong. Yes, only a person can split me.
Grandmother - to a passerby:
“Man, man, aren’t you the strongest in the world?”
- Yes, grandma, I am very strong. But I'm afraid of fire.
Grandmother - to the fire:
“Fire, fire, aren’t you the strongest in the world?”
- Yes, grandma, I am very strong. Yes, only water can flood me.
Grandmother - to the water:
“Water, water, aren’t you stronger than everyone else in the world?”
- Yes, grandma, I am very strong. Yes, only the earth can drink me.
Grandmother - to the ground:
“Earth, earth, aren’t you stronger than everyone in the world?”
- Yes, grandma, I’m probably stronger than everyone else! Grandma got angry:
- So let go of my skirt! Why are you holding her?! She tugged at her dress, but it had already thawed. Grandmother Chachakan-Chachakan stood up, took the buckets in her hands, filled up the water again and went home.
She has arrived. I boiled tea for my grandchildren. We sat down to drink tea. With bagels. With sugar.
There are so many interesting things in the world, right, baby? And you need to find out about everything immediately: why? why? why?
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru