Once a bear and a wolf were walking past a tit’s nest. The wolf pushed the bear and pointed to the nest:
- Look, there’s Sinitsa’s palace!
- What kind of palace is this? - the bear laughs. - It's just a shack.
The titmouse was very offended by them and declared that there would now be a war between the animals and all the creatures that fly through the air. The bear and the wolf agreed - they had no doubt that the animals would win. The bear walked around all the animals and told them to prepare for battle the next day.
The animals chose the fox as their commander and decided: if she licks her back, then everyone should run away as best they can.
And the owl overheard what the animals were talking about and conveyed everything to the birds.
The next morning, as soon as the battle began, the hornet sat on the fox’s back and stung her. The fox squealed in pain and licked his back. The animals saw this and scattered - after all, they had this agreement: if the fox licks its back, then everyone must run away.
So the birds overpowered the animals, and forced the bear to ask the titmouse for forgiveness in front of all the birds.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru