Before the bear had time to leave on business, her restless son, forgetting about his mother’s order to stay at home, skipped into the forest. There is so much expanse and unfamiliar alluring smells here! Not like in a cramped, stuffy den. Overjoyed, the bear cub began to chase butterflies until he came across a large hollow, from which there was such a strong smell of something tasty that it tickled his nose.
Taking a closer look, the kid discovered that there were bees here, apparently and invisibly. Some flew with a menacing buzz around the hollow, like sentries, while others flew in with prey and, darting inside, flew back into the forest.
Fascinated by this spectacle, the curious bear cub could not resist the temptation. He was impatient to quickly find out what was going on inside the hollow. First, he stuck his wet nose in there and sniffed, and then he put his paw in and felt something warm and sticky. When he pulled his paw out, it was covered in honey. Before he had time to lick the sweet paw and close his eyes with pleasure, a cloud of ferocious bees flew at him, piercing his nose, ears, mouth... From unbearable pain, the bear cub howled and began to desperately defend himself, crushing the bees with his paws. But they stung even more. Then he began to roll on the ground, trying to drown out the burning pain, but this did not help.
Not remembering himself from fear, the baby took off running towards the house. All bitten, he ran to his mother in tears. The she-bear scolded him for pampering, and then washed the bitten areas with cold spring water.
From that time on, the little bear knew for sure that he had to pay bitterly for sweets.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru