The Runaway Pie

Two women in a village were baking a pie, and when it was almost ready, they argued over who would get it. Each of them wanted the whole pie and didn’t want to share it with the other.

The first one said:

– The pie is mine!

– No way, darling! – the second one got angry. – I baked it too, the pie belongs to me!

Before they could figure out what was happening, the pie suddenly grew legs, jumped out of the pan, and ran down the road.

The pie ran and ran until it bumped straight into a fox.

– Hey, little pie, where are you running off to in such a hurry? – the fox licked its lips.

– I ran away from two silly old women! – replied the pie. – And I’ll run away from you too! – and off it went further down the path.

It met a hare, who stared in surprise:

– Little pie, little pie, where are you running to?

The pie answered:

– I ran away from two brainless old women, I ran away from the fox, and I’ll run away from you too, you won’t catch me!

And so the pie ran to a river. There was a boat on the river with people sitting in it. The people called out to the pie:

– Little pie, little pie, where are you running off to?

– I ran away from two old women, from a sly fox, from a swift-footed hare, and I’ll definitely run away from you too! – the pie replied and kept running.

Then it met a fat pig. The pig also asked:

– Where are you running off to, little pie?

– Oh, – panted the pie. – I ran away from two old women, from a sly fox, from a swift-footed hare, from the people in the boat, and I’ll run away from you too, fat one!

The pig replied:

– What’s that? I can’t hear you very well, little pie. Say it right into my ear!

The pie ran up to whisper into the pig’s ear, and then – crunch, crunch! – the pig gobbled it up in no time. And that’s where the story ends!

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The Runaway Pie

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