One day in the evening one Chicken flew up onto a branch of a large oak tree and fell asleep there. And she dreamed that if she did not go to Dovrefjell, the whole world would end. Without thinking twice, she descended to the ground and hit the road. So she walked a little and met the Rooster.
“Hello, Little Cockerel,” says the Chicken.
- Hello, Little Chicken, where are you going early in the morning? - asks the Rooster.
“Oh, I need to go to Dovrefjell, otherwise the whole world will end,” the Chicken answers him.
- Who told you, Chicken is a fool?
“Today I slept on an oak branch and had such a dream,” answers the Chicken.
“Well, I’m with you,” said the Rooster.
So they walked and walked and met the Duck.
“Hello, Quack-Raskoryak,” says the Rooster.
- Hello, Little Cockerel, where are you going so early? - asks the Duck.
“Yes, I need to go to Dovrefjell, otherwise the whole world will end,” says the Rooster.
- Who told you, Little Cockerel?
“Fool chicken,” answers the Rooster.
- How do you know about this, Little Chicken?
“Today I slept on an oak branch and had such a dream.
“Well, I’m with you,” said the Duck.
- So they set off and soon met Goose.
- Hello. Goose, don’t be a coward, says the Duck.
“Hello, Quack-Raskoryak,” Goose answers her.
-Where are you going so early? - Yes, I’m going to Dovrefjell, otherwise the whole world will end.
-Who told you this? - asks Goose.
- Little cockerel.
- Who told you? - Stupid chicken.
- How did the Little Chicken know this? - asks Goose.
- I slept today, not on an oak branch, and I saw such a dream.
“Well, then take me with you,” said Goose.
So they walked a little more and met the Fox.
“Hello, little fox-sister,” says Goose.
- Hello, Goose-don't-be-coward.
-Where are you going, little fox-sister?
- Where are you going, Goose-don’t-coward?
“I need to go to Dovrefjell, otherwise the whole world will end,” Gus answers.
- Who told you this? - asks Lisa.
- Yes, Quack-Raskoryak.
- Who told you?
- Little cockerel.
- And who told you, Cockerel?
- Stupid chicken.
- How did you know this, Little Chicken?
“Today I slept on an oak branch and had a dream that if we don’t go to Dovrefjell, the whole world will end,” answered the Hen.
“Nonsense,” said the Fox, “the whole world will not end unless you go to Dovrefjell.” Let's go and visit me. This is much more pleasant, because in my hole it is warm and cozy.
Well, they came to visit Fox, and she lit the stove, and it was so hot that everyone immediately wanted to sleep. The Goose and Duck sat down in the corner, and the Chicken and Rooster climbed onto the perch.
The Goose and Duck fell fast asleep, and the Fox grabbed the Goose and let's fry it. The Chicken smelled something burning, perked up, climbed up onto a higher perch and said:
- Oh, how it stinks in here.
“That’s nonsense,” said the Fox, “it’s just smoke passing through the view, sleep and keep quiet!”
The chicken fell asleep again. And the Fox grabbed the Duck and let’s fry it, and then began to snack on duck and goose.
The chicken perked up again and moved to an even higher perch.
“Oh, it stinks in here,” she said. She opened her eyes and saw the Fox sitting and devouring the Goose and Duck. She flew up to the very top perch and looked into the stove view
and says to Lisa:
- Come out quickly and see what wonderful fat geese are flying across the sky.
The fox ran out of the hole: she really wanted to get some more food. Meanwhile, the Fool Hen pushed the little Cockerel aside and told him what happened to the Goose and the Duck. The Hen and the Rooster flew free, but if they had not gone to Dovrefjell, then, certainly, the whole world would have come to an end.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru