Once upon a time there lived an old man who earned his bread by making kneading dough. But somehow the old man had no work for a long time, and he had nothing to buy bread with. Fortunately, his owner, who lived next door, asked him to make a kneading bowl, and promised to pay him in bread.
OK. The old man made a kneading bowl and took it to the owner. The day turned out to be hot, the mash was heavy, and the old man had little strength: he was tired and lay down in the forest under a spreading oak tree to rest, while he covered himself with the mash.
Suddenly a hare galloped up and wondered where such a good table came from, but there was nothing on it.
Then the fox came up, sat down on the bowl next to the hare and was also surprised: such a beautiful table, but there was nothing on it.
Then the wolf came running, and he was amazed: such a beautiful table, but there was nothing on it.
Finally the bear came and was also surprised: the table was so good, but there was nothing on it.
They sat there and decided: since there is a table, they need to get food. They went in different directions for food.
After some time, the animals returned with their prey. The bear brought a beehive, the wolf brought a ram, the fox brought a goose, and the hare brought a head of cabbage.
The animals had a feast here. Suddenly the old man under the kneading began to move. The bear was surprised:
- Who is shaking the table? Nobody answered him. The animals began to eat again. Here the old man moved again. The wolf became worried: “Who rocks the table?” Again no one answered - everyone was busy eating. But then for the third time the old man moved. The fox got scared: “Who rocks the table?” Again no one answered - everyone was busy eating. But then the old man turned over on his other side. The hare got scared and ran away! And other animals ran after the hare. So the old man got honey, meat, cabbage, and his neighbor paid him for the sauerkraut with bread. He had enough food for a long time. How much does something so old need?
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru