Mamachan lived alone. One day Mamachan went outside to feed the dogs. At this time the fox came. Walks around mamachan, wants to talk to her. The old woman says:
[Mamachan (Nanai) - respected elderly woman.]
- I'm cold, I want to warm myself by the fire!
Fox says:
- Poor mamachan, do you want me to watch your dogs? While I'm on guard, give me your robe, hat, high boots.
The old woman was delighted, took off her robe, hat and high boots and gave them to the fox.
The fox put on the old woman's clothes and became like a mamachan.
Mamachan went to warm up. As soon as Mamachan entered the house, the fox ran away. Mamachan went out to look at the fox, but there was no fox.
Mamachan started crying and said:
- Ai, ai, the fox stole my robe, my hat and high boots.
Mamachan was crying, suddenly a crow flew in and said:
- Mamachan, why are you crying? Mamachan says:
— The fox stole my robe, my high boots and my hat.
- Well, mamachan, would you allow me to bring it?
Having said this, the crow flew away. She flew away and never returned. Mamachan is crying again. A titmouse flew in and said:
- Mamachan, why are you crying?
“The fox stole my robe, hat and high boots, that’s why I’m crying.”
- Well, mamachan, don’t cry, I’ll bring you your robe, your hat and your high boots.
The titmouse said so and flew away. The titmouse flew for a long time and suddenly saw a cliff. There is a house on the top of the cliff.
A titmouse flew up, looked through the hole in the wall and saw many foxes eating a crow. Among them, one was in a robe, hat and high boots.
The titmouse flew through a hole in the wall and began to show various tricks. The foxes, seeing her tricks, began to laugh very much. Then the titmouse said:
- If you want to see even more interesting tricks, let me put on a robe, hat and high boots.
The foxes shouted: “Put it on, put it on!”
The titmouse quickly put on her robe, hat and high boots, which the fox had taken off, and began to show tricks again.
The foxes laughed even more and did not notice how the titmouse kept moving closer to the hole. The titmouse flew out into the street and flew to Mama's people.
The foxes rushed to catch up with her. They caught up and caught up, but could not catch up.
The titmouse flew to the old woman and brought her her robe, hat and high boots. The old woman cooked the berries and fed the titmouse. I smeared the juice on her forehead. Since then, the titmouse's forehead has become so blue.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru