Once upon a time, there lived a grandfather and a grandmother. And they had a hen named Ryaba.
Ryaba laid an egg. It was not an ordinary egg, but a golden one.
Grandfather tapped and tapped the egg, but he could not break it.
Grandmother tapped and tapped the egg, but she could not break it either.
A little mouse ran across the table. She flicked her tail, the egg rolled, fell, and broke.
Grandfather felt sad. Grandmother felt sad.
Then Ryaba the Hen came closer and said gently:
“Do not be sad, Grandfather. Do not be sad, Grandmother. I will lay you a new egg: not golden, but a simple one.”
Grandfather smiled. Grandmother smiled. And Ryaba the Hen clucked softly:
“Cluck-cluck-cluck! Everything will be all right.”
The End.