It once seemed to the estate manager that the workers at night threshing spend more time hanging around the barn and lying on their sides than working. He made his way into the barn before the workers arrived and hid under the canopy in the straw. Yes, one worker noticed this and told the winemaker. He decided to teach the evil manager a good lesson. So he told one of the threshing men to hide until they started working. And he himself shouts:
- Come on, get to work quickly! Is everyone here? Maybe someone is missing? Well, yes, that’s right, one thing is missing. Where would it go? That's right, he climbed into the straw, the slacker, and dozed off. Hey, Long Karlis, let's go, let's look!.. What a rogue - we haven't even started working yet, and he's already asleep!.. Well, just wait, we'll teach you a lesson!
Let's go look. First we looked in other places, and then let’s search under the canopy. Long Karlis came across someone in the dark and shouted:
- That’s where he’s sleeping!..
Winemaker and let's hit the manager on the back:
- Oh, you slacker, such a scoundrel! You will sleep here under a canopy while others work! ... Here you go, here you go!..
Finally the manager yelled that it was he and no one else.
- Oh, dear master! Who would have thought! .. – the wine officer began to make excuses.
From that time on, the manager no longer thought of spying on the workers even at night—not even setting foot in the barn.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru