The Goat

Once upon a time, there lived an old man and an old woman. The old man cleared a field in the forest, sowed oats there, but soon passed away. The old woman was left alone. One day, she decided to check on the oats and went to the field, only to find that a goat had gotten into the oats. She approached and started shouting:

"Kizya, get out! Kizya, get out!" But the goat wouldn't budge.

"Don't you dare, foolish old woman!" said the goat. "I have big eyes and golden horns. If I butt you, your guts will spill out!"

The old woman had no choice but to leave, crying. On her way, she met a bear.

"Why are you crying, granny?" asked the bear.

The old woman told him about her trouble: "How can I not grieve? A goat has taken a liking to my oats, and I can't drive him away."

"Well, let's go, I'll drive him out!"

They approached the oats, and the bear shouted:

"Kizya, get out! Kizya, get out!" But the goat didn't move.

"Don't you dare, stupid bear! I have big eyes and golden horns. If I butt you, your guts will spill out!"

The bear got scared and ran away. The old woman walked off, crying. Suddenly, she met a wolf.

"Why are you crying, granny?" asked the wolf.

The old woman told him her sorrow: "How can I not cry? A goat has taken a liking to my oats, and I can't drive him away. The bear tried but couldn't."

"Well, let's go, granny, I'll drive him out!"

"But how can you? The bear couldn't do it."

"Come on, show me."

She led the wolf to the oats, and he shouted:

"Kizya, get out! Kizya, get out!"

"Don't you dare, stupid wolf! I have big eyes and golden horns. If I butt you, your guts will spill out!"

The wolf got scared and ran away. Again, the old woman walked off, crying. Then she met a fox.

"Why are you crying, granny?" asked the fox.

The old woman told the fox her troubles: "How can I not cry? A goat has taken a liking to my oats, and I can't drive him away. The bear tried, the wolf tried, but neither could."

"Well, let's go, I'll drive him out!"

They approached the oats, and the fox shouted:

"Kizya, get out! Kizya, get out!"

"Don't you dare, foolish fox! I have big eyes and golden horns. If I butt you, your guts will spill out!"

The fox got scared and ran away. The old woman walked off, crying. Suddenly, she met a hare.

"Why are you crying, granny?" asked the hare.

The old woman told him her troubles: "How can I not cry? A goat has taken a liking to my oats, and I can't drive him away. The bear tried, the wolf tried, the fox tried, but none could."

"Well, take me there, I'll drive him out!"

They came to the oats, and the hare shouted:

"Kizya, get out! Kizya, get out!"

"Don't you dare, silly hare! I have big eyes and golden horns. If I butt you, your guts will spill out!"

The hare got scared and ran away. The old woman walked off again, crying. Then she met a dog.

"Why are you crying, granny?" asked the dog.

The old woman told the dog her troubles: "How can I not cry? A goat has taken a liking to my oats, and I can't drive him away. The bear tried, the wolf tried, the fox tried, the hare tried, but none could."

"Well, let's go, I'll drive him out!"

They went to the oats, and the dog shouted:

"Kizya, get out! Kizya, get out!"

"Don't you dare, foolish dog! I have big eyes and golden horns. If I butt you, your guts will spill out!"

The dog got scared and ran away.

The old woman walked off again, crying. Suddenly, a bee flew up to her.

"Why are you crying, granny?" asked the bee.

The old woman told the bee her troubles: "How can I not cry? A goat has taken a liking to my oats, and I can't drive him away."

"Let's go, I'll drive him out!"

"But how can you? The bear tried, the wolf tried, the fox tried, the hare tried, the dog tried, but none could."

"Just show me where he is!"

They went to the oats, and the bee flew up and stung the goat in the most painful spot. The goat bleated in pain and ran away without looking back.

From that day on, the goat stopped coming to the old woman's oats.

And the old woman lived happily ever after, prospering and enjoying her life.

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The Goat

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