Королек
In times former in each sound there was a sense and value. In those days and birds had own language, for all clear, and now we hear only chirping, croak yes присвистыванье, and only at the few something like music without words.
And here has come to once to birds mind, that they should not долее live without the mister and the master and consequently they have dared one of the environment to select to themselves in kings.
Only one of birds, the puny person, has opposed: свободною she lived and свободною wished to die; it has left in deaf persons and nobody visited bogs and more any more was not shown among the feathery.
It wanted to birds to consult about the common cause, and here in one fine May morning they were flied from fields and woods on meeting: eagles and зяблики, owls and ravens, larks and sparrows - yes unless to list all of them? Even the cuckoo has desired to welcome, and even its harbinger, a hoopoe which always happens is audible day for two before a cuckoo; by the way, to the general flight the small birdie at whom the name was not was added and still.
The hen who is casual anything about this common cause has not heard, has marvelled to such big meeting. "As, as, as, - закудахтала it, something not so!" But the cock has calmed the lovely girlfriend and has told to it for what they have gathered.
And here it has been decided at meeting, that the king should be that from birds which all above can fly up.
The wood frog who has sat down somewhere in bushes, having heard it, as though in the prevention, заквакала: "Is not present, no, no, no!" And the raven has expressed approval by the important and sonorous croak.
And here it has been decided, that all the same finest May morning should fly up up that anybody then is not dared to tell: "I still above could rise, yes here evening has come - and I was not in time".
So, on one sign all flight has risen upwards. The Cloud of dust has risen after it in the field; the strongest noise and a rustle, and whistle of wings was distributed, and from afar it seemed, that from a field the black cloud has risen. But small birdies soon поотстали, could not fly further and have fallen on the earth. Those who is more, could sustain longer, but nobody could be compared to an eagle who has risen so highly, that to the sun of an eye could повыклевать. And when he has seen, that anybody from birds could not rise to it has thought: "What for to me to fly still above, I and so I will be the king", - and began to go down.
All birds, below its flying, have shouted to it: "You should be our king - after all nobody has flied up above you!" - "except me!" - the small anonymous birdie who was hammered into chest feathers of an eagle has shouted; and as she has not been tired at all began to rise so highly, that, perhaps, on the seventh sky could glance.
Having flown on such height, it has combined wings, has headlong gone down downwards and a thin sonorous voice has shouted: "I королек! I королек!" - "You are our king? - All birds in anger have cried. - you only cunning and slyness have achieved that has flied up so highly!"
And here have laid down other condition: that will be the king who will most deeply manage to fall to earth bowels. As all have begun to fuss! Широкогрудый the goose has hasty got out on coast; the cock hasty began to dig a dimple in the earth; even the duck, and that has tried to slip in any ditch, yes feet to itself has damaged and has hobbled somewhat quicker to the next pond.
And the anonymous birdie has found out to itself a small mink, has got into it and again the thin voice began to shout therefrom: "I королек! I королек!"
"You our king? - Birds have exclaimed even more angrily. - really you think, that will achieve it the cunnings!" And here they have decided to detain her in that hole and, not letting out, заморить hunger.
The owl has been planted at a hole by the watchman, it should not let out therefrom a cunning bird on pain of death.
When завечерело the birds much flying, have very much got tired and have gone families on rest. One only an owl remained with a mink and all looked inside its big round eyes.
Here at last and she has got tired and has thought: "One eye, of course, to me can be closed; enough and another to follow the small villain!" The owl also has closed one eye, and persistently looked another in the same hole.
The birdie wanted was to leave therefrom and a head has put out, but the owl has immediately stood in it way, and the head has again hidden. And the owl again has opened one eye, and another has closed and thought so to spend all night long.
But somehow time, closing other eye, she has forgotten to open that has been closed and as both eyes were closed, she and has fallen asleep. The small birdie has noticed it and has immediately slipped out a hole. Since then the owl does not dare to birds and on eyes to seem in broad daylight, instead of all birds now fly that on it and start it to peck. It flies only at night and hates mice which dig such disgusting holes in the earth.
And that small birdie too not especially is willingly shown, being afraid of that birds will catch it and that from them will get to it. It keeps on fences and when sees itself in full safety then dares to shout more: "I королек!" So it for fun корольком also have nicknamed.
But anybody so was not happy, that has not obeyed корольку, as a lark. As soon as the sun will seem, it already starts to fly up circles upwards and all sings, all sings: "What pleasure! What sweet!" - while its silvery voice will not stand in height. |
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