Having examined the entire house inside and out, the spider chose a place in the keyhole.
What a convenient and safe refuge! No one will be able to detect a spider here. And he, leaning out of his hiding place, will calmly observe everything that is happening, without exposing himself to any risk.
“I’ll put a web for flies at the stone threshold,” the satisfied spider began to reason. “On the steps of the stairs there will be another, stronger one, for fat caterpillars, and between the door wings I’ll set up a cunning trap for mosquitoes...”
The spider was beside himself with happiness and bright hopes. The keyhole, all lined with iron, seemed to him an impregnable fortress, and he had never seen a safer haven in his life.
While the spider indulged in dreams and made tempting plans for the future, his delicate hearing caught the sound of approaching steps. Being cautious by nature, he immediately crawled into the depths of his shelter. The owner who returned home jingled a bunch of keys, inserted one of them into the keyhole and... crushed the dreamer.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru