The old woman went into the forest to pick berries. She met a bear. The old woman climbed up the tree out of fear, and the bear under the tree growled:
- Hey, old woman! Get off! I'll eat you!
- Oh, don’t, bear! Don't eat me! I'm old, old! Better come to my house in the evening. I have three granddaughters. Three sisters, three smart girls. The first one should be called Tverdushka, the second one - Myagushka, and the youngest - Sweetie! Whichever one you choose, I’ll give it to you!
The bear left her. The old woman climbed down from the tree. And she started running, as if she had thrown off a couple of decades. Only on the threshold of the house did I catch my breath. I quickly called my granddaughters into the house. The three of them locked the door tightly.
In the middle of the night a bear came. She stomped her feet, knocked on the door with her paws:
- Hey, old woman! Well, give me Tverdushka here!
“Terdushka propped up the door with a big stone and fell asleep sweetly!”
- Old woman! Give me a softie then!!
“Myagushka ate and got drunk and went to bed next to Tverdushka!”
- Old woman! So give me Sweetie!
- Sweetie sleeps next to Myagushka, Sweetie sleeps next to Tverdushka. My sweetie is oh and smart, oh, and smart! She taught the old grandmother some wisdom - to lock the door tightly and never go into the forest alone!!!
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru