There is a tower in a field. A small mouse runs past. She saw a teremok, stopped and asked: “Teremok-teremok!” Who lives in the mansion?
Nobody responds. So she came in and began to live in the little house. A frog-frog jumped up: “Teremok-teremok!” Who lives in the house? - I, little mouse, and who are you? - And I’m a frog. - Come live with me.
A frog came in and the two of them began to live together. A bunny came running: “Teremok-teremok!” Who lives in the mansion? - I, a small mouse, I, a frog, and who are you? - And I am a running bunny. - Come live with us.
The three of them began to live together. A little fox came running: “Teremok-teremok!” Who lives in the mansion? - Mouse-norushka, frog-frog, bunny-runner, and who are you? - And I am a little fox-sister. - Come to us.
The fox climbed into the mansion. The four of them began to live together. A gray barrel top came running, looked into the door and asked: “Teremok-teremok!” Who lives in the mansion? - Mouse-norushka, frog-frog, bunny-runner, fox-sister, and who are you? - And I am a top-gray barrel. - Come live with us!
Five began to live. Suddenly a clubfoot bear walks past. The bear saw the teremok, stopped and roared: “Teremok-teremok!” Who lives in the mansion? - Mouse-norushka, frog-frog, bunny-runner, little fox-sister, top-gray-barrel. - And I’m a bear-clubfooted! - Come live with us. The bear climbed into the mansion.
He climbed, climbed, climbed, climbed - he just couldn’t get in and said: “I’d rather live on your roof.” “Yes, you’ll crush us!” “No, I won’t.” “Well, get in!”
The bear climbed onto the roof and just sat down and the tower began to crack, fell on its side and completely fell apart. The animals ran out, upset, they don’t know where to live now. But then they each agreed to bring a twig and a log to re-make the mansion. They began to carry logs, saw boards, and build a new mansion. They built it better than before! And they began to live and get along together and make good things.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru