Tales for Young Children. V. Speys

he bitterly sighed. I did not do anything bad to them, I just wanted to, well, just to make friends. I think I’ll never find true friends. Sad thoughts overpowered little doggie, and he closed his eyes, trying to doze off, even in a dream to see a true friend to make friends even in his sleep. Had not yet Wafik take refuge in the warm and affectionate embrace of sleep, as in the yard, to hearing the voice of the dog flew:

      – Tyav! Tyav! – Wafik warily listened and ran out of the house. He looked around and suddenly heard from behind the fence:

      – Hey, what are you doing?! Nose hung! Come to me, to help better!

      Wafik looked at the voice. There behind the fence was a black shaggy dog, a little more Wafik with a collar around her neck and dragged her home, which was attached a chain to the collar. Rid of him the dog could not.

      – Well, what are you watching? Come help me better! – A tone that brooked no argument, the stranger said. Wafik slipped through the hole in the fence and was close to the prisoner.

      – Who are you? – Demand.

      – I ball! And you?

      – And I Wafik.

      – Okay, Wafik better tell me, how do I get rid of this cursed house?! He drags me wherever I was, and there he was.

      – And how are you going to live without a home?

      – I would just get rid of, and there I would find a place to live! – Answered firmly Wafik balls.

      – Listen, balls, you have come to live in our yard? We’ll be friends, and together we will not fear anybody, even turkeys and goose.

      – Wow, wow! I have them and so I am not afraid! – Said the brave balls.

      – You will live in our backyard! – Said Wafik.

      And together they started to drag a house yard.

      The first inhabitants of the new resident noted fighter cock. He hated it when someone is there to even think to get into his possession. The rooster flew up on the fence, threatening, flapped his wings, stamped his feet and cried. – Do not allow it! Do not allow it! Do not come to the gate! – And with it a cry rushed straight to the fence on a brave Sharik. In an instant, he found himself on his back brave dog. But here Sharik came to the rescue doggie Wafik. Wafik bravely rushed at the enemy, he clutched his teeth in a seedy Cock tail. Unhappy Cock tail remained in the teeth of Wafik and Rooster with panic screaming took to their heels. Since then, and live together doggie Wafik and a dog named Sharik. Doggie Wafik found a true friend, and friends do now is not terrible. They guard the yard and always live together in one family with its inhabitants.

      Duckling

      On the big pond, reeds, was one nest. There were three duck eggs. Mama duck hatched their long, tired and went to drink some water.

      Suddenly, from the inside of one of the shells of eggs the faint knock. Then cockleboat broke and there seemed beak, then cockleboat broke away from it more and seemed little yellow duckling head.

      – Pee-wee! – Said the Duck. – Where am I?!

      – You were born into the world! – Someone said. Duckling turned the head and saw a bird that was sitting on a stalk of cane in the offing.

      – Yeah, yeah, baby – say a bird – you’re born. Get out of the shell and see how wonderfully around! – Said and flew away.

      – «Um» – thought Duckling – «And what light?!» – And with these thoughts, he got out of the shell. Looked around. Everywhere Noise reeds. Somewhere, nearby, heard splashes of water.

      – «I will go and have a look, what is this light?» – And he got out of the nest and saw the glistening strip of water. – «Go there.» – Decided Duckling. Water splashed against the shore, her outbursts were heard everywhere. Water, as if beckoning Duckling: – «touch me, come to me, I will show you the light.» – Duckling came to the water quite beside and she licked his foot wave.

      – Oh! – Cried Duckling – What is it?!

      – Ha-ha-ha! – Was heard from everywhere – It’s water! – Said the stranger.

      – Who are you?! – Asked Duckling

      – I, Frog! – Replied the stranger, and added – I know you, you, Duck!

      – Is it because my name? – Duckling asked in surprise.

      – Yes, you are so called, because you’re born duckling. – Answered Frog and disappeared under the water.

      – What is light? – Asked the Duck, but he has not been answered yet, only been heard splashes of water, but the sound of wind in the reeds. Suddenly his attention was attracted by a little fish that swim past the nest in water.

      – «Maybe she knows what is light?» – Duckling. – thought «I’m going to ask her.» He boldly stepped onto the surface of the water, not thinking that it’s not hard twigs and reed on which a mother Duck nest. And plunged into the water.

      – Oh! – Squeaked Duckling and fast, quickly earned legs. From this he floated, rocking from side to side along the shore.

      – How nice! As well! – Squeaked with delight Duckling. – I swim! I swim! And I know what light! – He swam on, but then swim was scary. – «I shall go back home» – thought Duckling and turned back toward the slot. He got out of the water onto dry twigs and went to the nest. And he was already running towards agitated mother duck.

      – Quack! Quack! Where have you been?! I was so worried about you! – And together they went to the nest. Houses had already waited two Duckling that hatched from eggs until Duckling senior went to learn what light is.

      – You see; you already have two sister Ducks. They were born after you. – Said the mother duck.