Easy Bread Fairy Tale

Some peasants who were mowing a meadow sat down to eat their dinner of black bread and water. A hungry wolf passed by and asked, "What are you eating?"

"Bread," said the peasants. "And where does bread come from?" asked the wolf. The peasants explained, "First we plough the land and sow the grain. Then we wait, reap, thresh, take the grain to the mill, grind the flour, mix the dough and bake it in the oven."

The wolf shook his head. "Your bread is far too much hard work. I want easy bread." "Do you see the horse in that meadow? There's your easy bread," laughed the peasants.

The wolf went to the horse. "Horse, I am going to eat you!" "Very well, but first take off my horseshoe, or you'll break your teeth," said the horse. The wolf bent down, and the horse gave him such a kick that he went flying.

Then he went to the rams. "Rams, I am going to eat you!" "Very well, but stand at the bottom of the hill with your mouth open, and we will run straight into it," said the rams. They raced down the hill and butted the wolf with their horns so hard that he fell flat.

The battered wolf got up with great difficulty. "No," he said, "there is no such thing as easy bread. Nobody gives it away for nothing." And he limped off into the forest.