The Cunning Goat
There lived an old man and an old woman. They had no one, only one goat. This goat lived behind the stove for three years.One day, the goat was running across the field, running along the path, when a wolf came toward him. The goat got scared, ran twenty meters into the forest, and asked the wolf:
— Have you seen, wolf, two wolves—two brothers?
— What do you need them for?
— To fight, to wrestle, to battle!
The wolf got scared and said:
— I saw them—they’re beyond two swamps, behind the aspen logs...
The goat ran along the path again, and again the wolf came toward him. The goat got scared, ran five meters into the forest, and asked:
— Have you seen two wolves—two brothers?
— What do you need them for?
— To fight, to wrestle, to battle!
— Well then, let’s wrestle with me!
The goat replied:
— Alright. But I need to use my horns—so let’s take a running start!
The wolf agreed. The goat started running—and ran all the way home.
And the wolf is still waiting for him in the forest to this day.
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