Budulinek (1)

Budulinek (1)

There was once a little boy named Budulinek.

He lived with his old Granny in a cottage near a forest.

Granny went out to work every day.
In the morning when she went away she always said:
" There, Budulinek, there's your dinner on the table and mind, you mustn't open the door no matter who knocks ! "

One morning Granny said:
" Now, Budulinek, today I'm leaving you some soup for your dinner. Eat it when dinner time comes. And remember what I always say: don't open the door no matter who knocks. "

She went away and pretty soon Lishka, the sly old mother fox, came and knocked on the door.

" Budulinek ! " she called.
" You know me ! Open the door ! Please ! "

Budulinek called back:
" No, I mustn't open the door. "

But Lishka, the sly old mother fox, kept on knocking.
" Listen, Budulinek, " she said, " if you open the door, do you know what  I'll do ? I'll give you a ride on my tail ! "

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Parker Fillmore (1878-1944) さんの　Czechoslovak Fairy Tales　のなかの童話です。