- What kind of life is this?! - the hare once complained in a bitter moment. “I’m just afraid, everything makes me afraid.” A dry twig cracked - I already shuddered, a small bird fluttered from bush to bush - my heart was in my heels. A mouse slipped through the leaves into its hole - and this scared me. Is there anyone or anything in the world that I wouldn’t be afraid of?.. No, this is not life. Rather than live like this and tremble like a leaf in front of everyone - it’s better to drown yourself...
And he ran scythe to the nearby lake.
He ran up to the lake and began to choose where it was deeper, but then he noticed that a frog-croak was jumping nearby along the shore. Our hare got cold feet and laid back his long ears. But I’m going to die anyway, I wasn’t! - and straight at the frog. She galloped even more quickly and shouted:
- Oh, woe is me! A scary hare is jumping after me and wants to eat me. Oh, I'm afraid! Kwack, I'm afraid!.. - With that, she splashed into the lake.
The hare sat down on his hind legs in surprise and couldn’t believe his ears.
- So much for you! It turns out that someone is afraid of me too... Then we need to wait a bit with the lake. Let me turn back to the forest...
And he galloped scythe away from the lake. Yes, it still lives like this.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru