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- Story Listed as: Fiction For Kids
- Theme: Fairy Tales & Fantasy
- Subject: Fairy Tale / Folk Tale
- Published: 03/18/2017
In the middle of the dark-dark forest there is an ancient house. Nobody lives there. And nobody can see it. And that’s why nobody can know about it. Thus, we know, that in the middle of the dark-dark forest there is an ancient house and that nobody lives there, because we can see it flying above on the airplane and watching it standing in the middle of the dark-dark forest with nobody around it. And how did we know that nobody lives there? In fact, crimson fox and black-as-night-without-a-moon rabbit are living there or simply Rabbit Ban-Wam and Fox Crim. To be honest, the Fox is not only crimson everywhere on his fur, it has white ears, paws and the top of its tail. So the Rabbit is not only Ban-Wam everywhere on his fur, it has red ears, paws and tail. Of course, we couldn’t see them from the airplane but we guess that they are sitting in the middle of the room and eating strawberries or, may be, plumes, or, may be, … no! no!... eating strawberries!
Suddenly the greatest storm in the World began in the sky. And the rain was hard, and the wind was strong, and we heard “boom-crash-bang” and our airplane crashed into pieces and we began to fall down. I’ve been living in England for a long time, so I always take my umbrella anywhere I go. So I opened it and landed upon the roof of the ancient house, where, we guessed, two friends are living and eating strawberries. So I made a hole in the roof and looked through it. In the middle of the room I saw a small table with a big plate full of strawberries, but there were nobody in the room. I jumped down, chose the biggest one and just wanted to put it directly in the depth of my mouth when the terrible scream burst the silence:
- He stole my best strawberry!
- No! He stole MY best strawberry!
- I am sorry, - I said turning around, - I’ve just wanted to taste a strawberry and picked up the first I saw… I’ll give it You back with great pleasure, but who’s is it?
Fox Crim and Rabbit Ban-Wam cried together:
- It’s mine, give it to me!!!
- No, no, - I said, - First of all You have to decide who’s this strawberry.
I didn’t end my phrase when the great storm started again. I felt myself up and down, right and left, I was kicked and bitten and, finally, I roared from under the table: “Stop quarreling!” The storm disappeared as suddenly as began. “If you don’t know who must take this strawberry I’ll help You. Stand straight and don’t move. I’ll count You”. And so I began like this:
One two three – one two three
Rabbit was sitting under big tree
For five six – for five six
Fox had caught two big chicks
Seven eight nine – seven eight nine
Rabbit cried: “These chicks are mine!”
Ten ten ten – ten ten ten
„I will bring them to the Hen!”
My finger stopped against the Fox’s nose.
- The strawberry is yours.
- It’s not fair, You are wrong, - Rabbit Ban-Wam began to weep, - I’ve never sat under big tree, I’ve never brought any chicks to any Hen. Strawberry is mine. Give it to me, Crim!
Suddenly a good thought met my mind.
- Look, - I said, - you’ve got the whole plate of strawberries. You may choose any from there…
- But this was the biggest one, - reply the Rabbit crying.
- Yes, he is right, - added Crim. – It’s the biggest one. As bigger strawberry as bigger pleasure…
- Oh, yeah, I understand, but I can take some others and got the same pleasure, - this was my good thought and I sound it.
- But how can You? Teach us and we give You this big strawberry…
- All right, - I said, - Listen. Imagine that we’ll take two strawberries and put them one into another. Shall we get a big strawberry?
Rabbit Ban-Wam took one strawberry from the plate and Fox Crim another and they gloom them together. A red sweet mass dropped from their paws.
- No, - they said, - You are wrong, we’ve got nothing…
Oh, stupid’s… I took two strawberries and put them on the table one near the other.
- Imagine, that this is one strawberry, is it big? – And I draw the borders of this strawberry in the air by my finger.
- Yes, - said Rabbit.
- I think, yes. – said Fox.
- And if I put three, four, five and all of them together in my mouth I will feel more strong taste than you from this one, even if it is the biggest. – It’s clear as water and I have to explain these simple things to this creatures.
- No, - suddenly said Ban-Wam.
- Yes, no, - repeat Crim.
- This is the magic strawberry, only the biggest one can be magic, - explain Ban-Wam.
- And what will this magic do? – I asked.
- How can You say “what”? – cried Crim, - the great pleasure, of course!
- Unknown pleasure, - added Ban-Wam.
- Unknown pleasure. I’ve never heard about this. What kind of is it? What is it like? – I asked.
- I’ve told You, - said Ban-Wam, - UNKNOWN pleasure! So, how can I know what it is like?
- Yes, - said Crim, - we’ll taste and then we’ll know…
- And after that, - added Ban-Wam we’ll be looking for another biggest strawberry to feel another unknown pleasure, because this one will be well-known until that time.
I think I was looking very puzzled that Crim said:
- All right. We’ll cut this strawberry into three pieces and taste it together.
- Good idea, - said Ban-Wam and brought the knife.
Some minutes later everyone was holding a piece of the magic strawberry. Rabbit Ban-Wam was the first who swallowed his piece. He stood some seconds with his eyes closed and then whispered: “Lovely!” Fox Crim had done the same and added:
- Crimson like me!
- And mine was red, - said Rabbit Ban-Wam, - and what about yours?
He was staring at me. I swallowed. Strawberry is like strawberry and nothing special. But I must confess. it was good strawberry: sweet and lovely.
- You’ve just tasted a magic strawberry, - whispered Crim and Ban-Wam together.
- Oh, yeah, - I whispered and closed my eyes feeling great unknown pleasure
The Unknown Pleasure(Sergey Malenitsky)
In the middle of the dark-dark forest there is an ancient house. Nobody lives there. And nobody can see it. And that’s why nobody can know about it. Thus, we know, that in the middle of the dark-dark forest there is an ancient house and that nobody lives there, because we can see it flying above on the airplane and watching it standing in the middle of the dark-dark forest with nobody around it. And how did we know that nobody lives there? In fact, crimson fox and black-as-night-without-a-moon rabbit are living there or simply Rabbit Ban-Wam and Fox Crim. To be honest, the Fox is not only crimson everywhere on his fur, it has white ears, paws and the top of its tail. So the Rabbit is not only Ban-Wam everywhere on his fur, it has red ears, paws and tail. Of course, we couldn’t see them from the airplane but we guess that they are sitting in the middle of the room and eating strawberries or, may be, plumes, or, may be, … no! no!... eating strawberries!
Suddenly the greatest storm in the World began in the sky. And the rain was hard, and the wind was strong, and we heard “boom-crash-bang” and our airplane crashed into pieces and we began to fall down. I’ve been living in England for a long time, so I always take my umbrella anywhere I go. So I opened it and landed upon the roof of the ancient house, where, we guessed, two friends are living and eating strawberries. So I made a hole in the roof and looked through it. In the middle of the room I saw a small table with a big plate full of strawberries, but there were nobody in the room. I jumped down, chose the biggest one and just wanted to put it directly in the depth of my mouth when the terrible scream burst the silence:
- He stole my best strawberry!
- No! He stole MY best strawberry!
- I am sorry, - I said turning around, - I’ve just wanted to taste a strawberry and picked up the first I saw… I’ll give it You back with great pleasure, but who’s is it?
Fox Crim and Rabbit Ban-Wam cried together:
- It’s mine, give it to me!!!
- No, no, - I said, - First of all You have to decide who’s this strawberry.
I didn’t end my phrase when the great storm started again. I felt myself up and down, right and left, I was kicked and bitten and, finally, I roared from under the table: “Stop quarreling!” The storm disappeared as suddenly as began. “If you don’t know who must take this strawberry I’ll help You. Stand straight and don’t move. I’ll count You”. And so I began like this:
One two three – one two three
Rabbit was sitting under big tree
For five six – for five six
Fox had caught two big chicks
Seven eight nine – seven eight nine
Rabbit cried: “These chicks are mine!”
Ten ten ten – ten ten ten
„I will bring them to the Hen!”
My finger stopped against the Fox’s nose.
- The strawberry is yours.
- It’s not fair, You are wrong, - Rabbit Ban-Wam began to weep, - I’ve never sat under big tree, I’ve never brought any chicks to any Hen. Strawberry is mine. Give it to me, Crim!
Suddenly a good thought met my mind.
- Look, - I said, - you’ve got the whole plate of strawberries. You may choose any from there…
- But this was the biggest one, - reply the Rabbit crying.
- Yes, he is right, - added Crim. – It’s the biggest one. As bigger strawberry as bigger pleasure…
- Oh, yeah, I understand, but I can take some others and got the same pleasure, - this was my good thought and I sound it.
- But how can You? Teach us and we give You this big strawberry…
- All right, - I said, - Listen. Imagine that we’ll take two strawberries and put them one into another. Shall we get a big strawberry?
Rabbit Ban-Wam took one strawberry from the plate and Fox Crim another and they gloom them together. A red sweet mass dropped from their paws.
- No, - they said, - You are wrong, we’ve got nothing…
Oh, stupid’s… I took two strawberries and put them on the table one near the other.
- Imagine, that this is one strawberry, is it big? – And I draw the borders of this strawberry in the air by my finger.
- Yes, - said Rabbit.
- I think, yes. – said Fox.
- And if I put three, four, five and all of them together in my mouth I will feel more strong taste than you from this one, even if it is the biggest. – It’s clear as water and I have to explain these simple things to this creatures.
- No, - suddenly said Ban-Wam.
- Yes, no, - repeat Crim.
- This is the magic strawberry, only the biggest one can be magic, - explain Ban-Wam.
- And what will this magic do? – I asked.
- How can You say “what”? – cried Crim, - the great pleasure, of course!
- Unknown pleasure, - added Ban-Wam.
- Unknown pleasure. I’ve never heard about this. What kind of is it? What is it like? – I asked.
- I’ve told You, - said Ban-Wam, - UNKNOWN pleasure! So, how can I know what it is like?
- Yes, - said Crim, - we’ll taste and then we’ll know…
- And after that, - added Ban-Wam we’ll be looking for another biggest strawberry to feel another unknown pleasure, because this one will be well-known until that time.
I think I was looking very puzzled that Crim said:
- All right. We’ll cut this strawberry into three pieces and taste it together.
- Good idea, - said Ban-Wam and brought the knife.
Some minutes later everyone was holding a piece of the magic strawberry. Rabbit Ban-Wam was the first who swallowed his piece. He stood some seconds with his eyes closed and then whispered: “Lovely!” Fox Crim had done the same and added:
- Crimson like me!
- And mine was red, - said Rabbit Ban-Wam, - and what about yours?
He was staring at me. I swallowed. Strawberry is like strawberry and nothing special. But I must confess. it was good strawberry: sweet and lovely.
- You’ve just tasted a magic strawberry, - whispered Crim and Ban-Wam together.
- Oh, yeah, - I whispered and closed my eyes feeling great unknown pleasure
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