The old man was carrying a woman and a small child on his sleigh. It was a clear and very cold morning, the road was covered with snow, and the sleigh was moving slower than usual.
Soon the old man felt that he was starting to freeze. He looked at his passengers and saw that they were also very cold, especially the woman. She was already beginning to lose consciousness, and the old man was worried for her life. He took the woman’s child, pushed her out of the sleigh and drove away.
For some time the woman simply stood and looked in horror after the sleigh, carrying away her child and hope for salvation. Then she started running along the road, screaming and cursing the cruel old man as she ran.
When the old man realized that she was all right, he stopped the horse, put the woman in the sleigh and said to her:
- Now everything will be fine. I had to do this, otherwise you would have died.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru