A sparrow sat on a blade of grass and wanted it to shake it. But the blade of grass did not want to shake the sparrow, so it took it and threw it away.
The sparrow got angry at the blade of grass and chirped:
“Wait a minute, you lazy fellow, I’ll send the goats at you!” The sparrow flew to the goats:
- Goats, goats, go gnaw on a blade of grass, it doesn’t want to shake me!
The goats did not listen to the sparrow.
“Wait, goats, I’ll send wolves at you!”
The sparrow flew to the wolves;
- Wolves, wolves, go strangle the goats, they don’t want to gnaw the blade of grass, and the blade of grass doesn’t want to rock me.
The wolves did not listen to him either.
“Wait, wolves, I’ll send hunters for you!” The sparrow flew to the hunters:
“Hunters, hunters, go beat the wolves, they don’t want to strangle the goats, and the goats don’t want to gnaw on a blade of grass, and the blade of grass doesn’t want to rock me!”
The hunters did not listen to him either.
“Wait, hunters, I’ll send ropes on you!”
The sparrow flew to the ropes:
- Ropes, ropes, go knit the hunters, otherwise the hunters don’t want to beat the wolves, the wolves don’t want to strangle the goats, the goats don’t want to gnaw on a blade of grass, and the blade of grass doesn’t want to shake me!
They didn’t listen to the ropes either.
“Wait, ropes, I’ll send fire on you!” The sparrow flew to the fire:
“Fire, fire, go burn the ropes, otherwise the hunters don’t want to tie the ropes, the hunters don’t want to beat the wolves, and the wolves don’t want to strangle the goats, the goats don’t want to gnaw a blade of grass, and the blade of grass doesn’t want to rock me!”
The fire did not listen either.
- Wait, fire, I’ll send water on you! A sparrow flew to the river:
“Water, water, go put out the fire, otherwise the fire doesn’t want to burn the ropes, the hunters don’t want to tie the ropes, the hunters don’t want to beat the wolves, the wolves don’t want to strangle the goats, the goats don’t want to gnaw a blade of grass, and the blade of grass doesn’t want to rock me!”
The water didn’t listen either.
“Wait, water, I’ll send oxen at you!” The sparrow flew to the oxen:
“Oxen, oxen, go drink water, otherwise the water doesn’t want to put out the fire, the fire doesn’t want to burn the ropes, the hunters don’t want to tie ropes, the hunters don’t want to beat the wolves, the wolves don’t want to choke the goats, the goats don’t want to gnaw a blade of grass, and the blade of grass doesn’t want to rock me!”
The oxen did not listen either.
“Wait, oxen, I’ll send a gouge at you!” The idiot didn’t listen either.
“Wait, you idiot, I’ll send worms on you!” The worms did not listen either.
“Wait, worms, I’ll send chickens at you!” A sparrow flew to the chickens and began to ask them to help in trouble.
“Okay,” answered the chickens, “we’ll help!” The chickens went to peck at the worms, and now they are pecking. The worms went to sharpen the chisel, and now they are sharpening. The bullock went to beat the oxen, and now it is beating. The oxen went to drink water, and now they are drinking. The water went to extinguish the fire, and now it is extinguishing it. The hunters went to knit ropes, and now they are knitting them.
The hunters went to beat the wolves, and now they are beating them. The wolves went to strangle the goats, and now they are strangling them. The goats went to gnaw on a blade of grass, and now they are gnawing. The blade of grass of the sparrow began to sway, and now it sways.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru