One day three dogs were chasing a wolf.
They rushed after him, sticking out their tongues, and did not give the wolf a break. The wolf was completely exhausted. With difficulty he climbed the hill, sat down on his hind legs and, turning to the dogs, growled:
- Stop! Let's think about why you are chasing me? The dogs stopped.
“Whose are you?” the wolf asked the black dog, baring his teeth.
- I am a shepherd's dog.
-Whose are you? - the wolf asked the white dog.
- I am a butcher's dog.
- I knew it! - said the wolf and lowered his head. Then, turning to the red dog, he asked her:
-Whose are you?
“I am the potter’s dog,” answered the red dog. Wolf said:
“You, black dog, have the right to chase me: I dragged a lot of sheep from the shepherd’s flock.”
The black dog nodded its head importantly.
“You, white dog, also have the right to chase me: I happened to steal meat from the butcher.”
And the white dog nodded its head in agreement.
- But you, the potter's dog! Why are you chasing me? Could I eat the potter's clay cups?
The red dog lowered its head in embarrassment and ran away.
“Should I get involved with a wolf for some pieces of meat?” - thought the white dog and also turned back.
“Oh, I wish I could stay face to face with the wolf!” — the shepherd’s dog thought with fear and set off after her friends.
And the wolf, having rested, went his way, laughing at the stupidity of the dogs.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru