Comfortably seated in a shady garden, the hunters indulged in memories of the most incredible adventures that sometimes happen during the hunt. But then the conversation turned to the mysterious unicorn.
- This is not a beast, but a real ghost! - exclaimed one of the hunters.
And indeed, lately all over the area the only talk was about a small horse with a long horn on its forehead. Many swore and swore that they had seen her, but no one had yet managed to catch the strange beast.
- Or maybe this is an evil spirit sent from the underworld to watch over us sinners? - asked one of the hunters.
- Hardly. The unicorn is too beautiful and harmless to be evil,” another objected. “But catching him is a tricky business, and it requires special ingenuity.”
A little distance away a pretty girl was sitting at her embroidery hoop. Listening to these speeches, she smiled to herself. Somebody, but she, knew well the character of the mysterious stranger, for she was friends with him, which no one knew about in the area.
The fact is that the little elusive unicorn, who shunned everything bad and evil, was drawn to kind, beautiful girls. When the hunters had dispersed and the garden was empty, a unicorn cautiously emerged from behind the bushes. Walking silently through the grass, he approached his friend, lay down in front of her and, placing his muzzle on her lap, stared at the girl with devoted eyes. His gaze was full of tenderness and admiration. The unicorn has long become attached to this hardworking girl and is accustomed to while away time with her in silence, admiring the deft movements of her hands at work. And his girlfriend valued this affection, valued her friendship with the unicorn and sacredly kept her maiden secret.
But how can you keep a secret for long, if worldly rumor, like a wave of the sea, spills everything out?
Having tracked the unicorn secretly visiting his friend, the hunters set up an ambush and caught the admirer of girlish beauty.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru