02/05/2023
Story: Misfortune never comes alone!
Once upon a time there was an old woman who shared her hut with a snake and a bird. Each time the bird laid eggs, the snake swallowed the egg.
Unable to take it any longer, the bird went to see the old woman and said to her:
- A misfortune never comes alone and only peace preserves good neighborliness. I want you to go tell the snake to stop swallowing my eggs.
The old woman replied:
- What is a person doing in a snake-and-bird quarrel? This does not concern me. Go see another!
The bird went to see the mouse; the latter raised her mustache and stood up. Then the bird spoke to him:
- I would like you to go see the old woman so that she can tell the snake to stop
to swallow my eggs; every time I lay an egg, he swallows it.
- You know very well that I always live hidden in the hut of the old woman; if she sees me, I will die immediately. How then would I go to see the old woman so that she could talk to the snake? Go see someone else, that doesn't concern me.
- Ah! Good ! All right ! Misfortune never comes alone, replied the bird.
The bird consulted the spider. :
- Please, go tell the old woman to warn the snake so that it spares my eggs; every time I lay an egg, he swallows it.
- Me, any canvas that I make at night in the hut, the old woman undoes it when she wakes up. So I can't tell hee anything . Go see another!
The bird went to see the dog and said:
- Dog, we are all in the box. I would like you to tell the old woman to warn the snake so that it stops swallowing my eggs, because misfortune never comes alone.
- Me, I watch the old woman's house all night, but when her meal is ready, I only have to gnaw on the leftovers left by the children. This case does not concern me, go see another!
The bird went to see the donkey. He spoke to her in these terms:
- Donkey, I would like to send you to tell the old woman to tell the snake to leave my eggs, because you know very well that misfortune neve
