Hut / Teremok Fairy Tale

It was an event that took place in this forest. In a small clearing stood a tiny, old hut. One day, a mouse running by saw it. The mouse stopped and asked:

– Who is in this cute, tiny hut? – No one answered. The mouse entered the empty hut and settled in. After a while, a frog came hopping around the hut.

 – Who is in this cute, tiny hut?

 – I am a little mouse! And who are you?

 – I am a croaky frog.

 – Come, let’s live together. The frog croaked "ribbit!" and jumped into the hut. The mouse and the frog got along and lived together. Soon, a rabbit came hopping near the hut.

 – Who is in this cute, tiny hut? – it asked.

– I am a little mouse!

 – I am a croaky frog. And who are you?

 – I am a timid rabbit!

 – Come, let’s live together. The rabbit also entered the hut. Thus, the three of them began to live together. From a distance, a fox spotted the hut. Sneaking closer, it knocked on the window and asked:

 – Who is in this cute, tiny hut? – it asked.

 – I am a little mouse!

– I am a croaky frog.

 – I am a timid rabbit! And who are you?

 – I am a sly fox!

 – Come, let’s live together. There was also room for the fox in the hut. Now the friends were four. Soon, a wolf arrived, drooling and looking around. It knocked on the door and asked in a gruff voice:

 – Who is in this cute, tiny hut? – it asked.

 – I am a little mouse!

– I am a croaky frog.

 – I am a timid rabbit!

 – I am a sly fox! And who are you?

 – I am a gray wolf!

 – Come, let’s live together. The wolf squeezed in and entered the hut. However, all five of them fit into the tiny hut. They all sang together happily. One day, a bear who was picking berries heard the song of the hut's residents. He came close and shouted:

– Who is in this cute, tiny hut? – he roared.

– I am a little mouse!

– I am a croaky frog.

– I am a timid rabbit!

– I am a sly fox!

– And I am a gray wolf! And who are you?

– I am a big bear!

– Come, let’s live together. The bear tried to squeeze into the hut but only his head could fit. With no other option, the bear said:

 – Then I will just sit on the roof of the hut, – he said.

 – No, you can't! Our little hut can't hold you. You'll break it, – the residents cried from inside.

– Don’t be afraid, nothing will happen, – the bear ignored their words. The tiny hut's residents reluctantly agreed. The bear clumsily climbed onto the roof of the hut. Suddenly, the old hut creaked and fell apart. The little mouse, the croaky frog, the timid rabbit, the sly fox, and the gray wolf all managed to escape from the hut. They did not hold a grudge against the bear. Instead, they all joined together to carry logs and planks, and began building a new hut. Thus, the friends built themselves a beautiful, brand new hut.