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%morozk[w89,jmc]		Stories from Morozko (translated)

THE FOX AND THE RABBIT

	Once upon a time there was a fox and a rabbit.  The fox
had a house made of ice and the rabbit a house made of bast.

	Spring came, and the fox's house melted, but the rabbit's
house stood just as well as before.

	The fox asked the rabbit if she could spend the night in
the rabbit's house, but as soon as she got in she drove the
rabbit out of his house.  The rabbit walked along crying until
he met a dog.

- Woof, woof, woof.  Why are you crying, little rabbit?

- Why shouldn't I cry?  I had a house made of bast and the fox
a house made of ice.  She asked to spend the night and then
drove me out.

- Don't cry, little rabbit.  I'll help you.

	They came to the house, and the dog barked.

- Woof, woof, woof!  Make off, fox!

	The fox shouted down from the top of the stove.

- When I jump, boy do I spring, and I'll tear you to pieces!

	The dog was frightened and ran away.

	Again the rabbit walked along crying, and then he met a bear.

- Why are you crying, little rabbit?

- Why shouldn't I cry?  I had a house made of bast and the fox
a house made of ice.  She asked to spend the night and then
drove me out.

- Don't cry, little rabbit.  I'll help you.

- No, you won't help.  The dog tried to chase her out, but he
didn't chase her out.  And you won't chase her out either.

- Yes, I will chase her out.

	They came to the house, and the bear growled fiercely.

- Make off, fox!

	The fox shouted down from the top of the stove.

- When I jump, boy do I spring, and I'll tear you to pieces!

	The bear was frightened and ran away.

	Again the rabbit walked along crying, and then he met a bull.

- Why are you crying, little rabbit?

- Why shouldn't I cry?  I had a house made of bast and the fox
a house made of ice.  She asked to spend the night and then
drove me out.

- Don't cry, little rabbit.  I'll help you.

- No, you won't help.
  The dog tried to chase her out, but he
didn't chase her out.
  The bear tried to chase her out, but he
didn't chase her out.
  And you won't chase her out either.

- Yes, I will chase her out.

	They came to the house, and the bull roared loudly.

- Make off, fox!

	The fox shouted down from the top of the stove.

- When I jump, boy do I spring, and I'll tear you to pieces!

	The bull was frightened and ran away.

	The rabbit walked along crying harder than ever, and then
he met a rooster with a scythe.

- Koo-ka-ra-koo!  Why are you crying, little rabbit?

- Why shouldn't I cry?  I had a house made of bast and the fox
a house made of ice.  She asked to spend the night and then
drove me out.

- Let's go.  I'll help you.

- No, rooster, you won't help.
  The dog tried to chase her out, but he
didn't chase her out.
  The bear tried to chase her out, but he
didn't chase her out.
  The bull tried to chase her out, but he
didn't chase her out.
  And you won't chase her out either.

- Yes, I will chase her out.

	They came to the house, and the rooster crowed.

- Koo-ka-ra-koo!  I walk on the land.
I carry a scythe in my hand.
I'm going to scythe a fox.
Be off with you into the rocks.
Get going, fox!

- The fox heard and was frightened and spoke.
- I'm putting on my shoes.

	Again the rooster crowed.

- Koo-ka-ra-koo!  I walk on the land.
I carry a scythe in my hand.
I'm going to scythe a fox.
Be off with you into the rocks.
Get going, fox!

	The fox spoke again.
- I'm getting dressed.

For the third, the rooster crowed.

- Koo-ka-ra-koo!  I walk on the land.
I carry a scythe in my hand.
I'm going to scythe a fox.
Be off with you into the rocks.
Get going, fox!

	The fox was frightened, jumped down from the stove - and ran
off.

	But the rabbit and the rooster lived happily ever after in
the bast house.