This book contains fairy tales for children about animals. The book tells about courage, kindness, hygiene and much more. It is published in the author's edition with the preservation of the author's spelling and punctuation.
Good Bully
On the edge of the forest, in a small hut, there lived a Mouse. That Mouse was a big bully. I never missed an opportunity to fight with someone, not to offend someone. But a brave Mouse appeared in the clearing. I must say that the Mouse was also kinder than all the good mice.
On a beautiful sunny day, they met on the bridge. "Come on, step aside, little one!" the Mouse shouted rudely. The mouse was surprised: "Don't you, Little Mouse, know the kind and very magical words: "be kind", "please", "thank you"!" the Mouse asked. "Here's another one! I can do fine without them! Everyone is afraid of me without this magic. And if they are afraid, then they respect."
The mouse gave way. But this did not mean at all that he was afraid of such a "strange beast".
But before the Mouse could take a step, the board fell out of the bridge, and he plopped into the water. How loudly our Mouse screamed. And all his courage and strength evaporated in a minute. The mouse immediately decided to come to the rescue.
The mouse, of course, helped. After all, he was not only very brave, but also kind. The mouse, frowning, did not know what to say. He didn't know how to be kind at all. He must have been very ashamed of his behavior. They held hands and crossed the bridge together.
Of course, the Mouse has learned to be kind and polite. Kind, selfless actions and polite words can create a miracle. Do not respond with evil to evil. Good is hundreds of times stronger.
Hedgehog's Trust
A long time ago, there was a magical forest at the edge of the Earth. And this forest was magical because all its inhabitants knew how to talk. And a bear. And an owl. And even the little bugs liked to chat. Because even the little bugs have important things that they really want to discuss with someone!
But most of all in this magical forest, the little Hedgehog liked to talk. And no wonder – after all, the Hedgehog did not know how to obey mom and dad at all. And my grandmother, too. He had to come up with all sorts of excuses, just to do everything his own way.
"Well, what do these adults understand?" – that's what the Hedgehog thought when his mother asked him to brush his teeth. Or when Dad said it was time to go to bed. And if Mom suddenly turned away, the Hedgehog didn't brush his teeth. And when Dad left the room in the evening, the Hedgehog lay with his eyes open for a long time. Just don't listen to Dad.
"And nothing terrible happens! I don't brush my teeth and I don't sleep. And everything is fine with me," the Hedgehog has already begun to think that adults have specially come up with stupid rules. To command the children.
And most of all, the Hedgehog made fun of his grandmother, who told him every evening how dangerous it was to go far from home.
– Grandma! – The Hedgehog exclaimed— – What can happen to me in our forest? I know every fucker here!
"Anything can happen," Grandma answered sternly. – Do you remember the fairy tale about Kolobok? How he walked alone in the forest, and then a fox ate him!
– Well, I'm not a stupid Bun, – the Hedgehog laughed. – And I won't sing songs to the fox. And I'll tell her right away that I'm not afraid. Let him know!
"Oh, Hedgehog," Grandma sighed and shook her head. – If you suddenly meet a fox, or another unfamiliar animal, never even talk to them! And run straight home.
And then one day – on a sunny warm day – mom, dad and grandma went to visit. And the Hedgehog did not want to visit.
– My paws are so tired for the day, – said the Hedgehog to mom, – that
I can't walk!
"Stay at home," Mom replied— "and behave yourself."
– The main thing is not to go anywhere, – grandma reminded.
The hedgehog looked out the window for a long time after mom, dad and grandma. Until they were completely out of sight.
Then the Hedgehog opened the door and looked out into the street. "And nothing will happen to me!" he thought and boldly stepped out the door.
The hedgehog was walking along a familiar path, along which they usually walked with their mother. He didn't notice at all that their house was no longer visible. And that the path became unfamiliar – because he and his mother did not go that far – also did not notice at once.
But someone noticed the Hedgehog. A hungry Fox wandered through the forest and was very happy when she saw such a small Hedgehog walking through the forest.
– Hedgehog, – the Fox sang in a sweet voice, sticking out of the bushes, right in front of him, a cunning muzzle. – I'm stuck here, in the bushes. Help, eh?
The poor Hedgehog was so scared that he even jumped on the spot. And then he remembered everything his grandmother had told him. About how you can't talk to unfamiliar foxes. And about the Kolobok, which such a fox ate exactly.