Wolf, snail and wasps

Time a wolf went on wood and has attacked a snail.

In those days animals still were able to speak as people. Here the snail to it also has told:

- What you malicious, a wolf! What for you trample down feet of the weak? And than you are proud? I will want, so I will run faster you. Give we will be beaten about заклад, that you and your friends wolves will be out of breath, catching up with me.

- With it you not to catch up, poor?

- Yes, me, a wolf. Come here together with the colleagues tomorrow with sunrise, and we will look, who from us the first will reach coast of Garonne.

- Well, we will come, poor.

The wolf continued a way. It has not passed and twenty steps as has attacked a hornet's nest.

- What you malicious, a wolf, what for trample down feet of the weak? We, wasps, are small, but of you we are not afraid. You want, we will be beaten about заклад, what we will drown also you and your friends of wolves?

- It you, small fry such?

- Yes, we, a wolf. Come here together with the colleagues tomorrow when there will ascend the sun, and we will look, whether it is required to us to time much to drown you in Garonne.

- Well, small fry, we will come.

The wolf has immediately gone to warn the. And the snail has told to wasps:

- Girl-friends, notify all yours осиный the people. My snails too all will by all means gather for call. Hide in branches of willows that grow on the bank of Garonne. We will drive to you wolves, and you a convenient minute attack them and sting, while they will not rush to water.

- Well, a snail, it will be made.

And wasps have departed to execute that promised. And the snail has placed the girl-friends on all way to coast of Garonne, through each five steps on a snail.

For other morning, with sunrise, wolves and a snail were already on that place, whence has been decided to begin run.

- You here, a snail?

- Here, wolves. We will begin.

Wolves have rushed off gallop. On run they shouted:

- Where you, a snail?

- Here, wolves, - answered the snails placed on road through each five steps.

When wolves have reached coast of Garonne, a wasp a cloud have taken off from foliage of willows and, having attacked animals, have begun to sting painfully them, loudly buzzing:

- More strongly! More strongly!

Poor wolves have rushed in the river and dare to put out from water anything, except a muzzle tip.

- In a nose, in a nose! - wasps buzzed, flying on the wolf noses and assiduously working as stings.

Wolves all have sunk, and snails and the wasps very happy, were turned back in wood.