Once upon a time, there was a rabbit. This little rabbit had a beautiful bell. One day the rabbit went to the edge of the forest, lay down at the foot of a bush and hung his little bell on the bush.
In the morning, when he woke up, he did not see the bush, but a big tree instead. He looked up and saw that the bell was on the tree. He asked the tree to give him his bell, but the tree would not give it back.
Then the rabbit went to the axe and asked for the tree to be cut down so that the tree would give back the beautiful bell. But the axe did not cut down the tree.
Now the rabbit has gone to the grindstone to chop down the axe, so that the axe will chop down the tree, so that the tree will give back the bell. But the grindstone would not grind the axe.
Then the rabbit went to the water to throw the grinder, the grinder to cut the axe, the axe to cut the tree, the tree to give back the bell. But the water would not drive the grinder.
Then the rabbit went to the bull to drink the water, the water to bend the grinder, the grinder to grind the axe, the axe to cut down the tree, the tree to give back the bell. But the bull did not drink the water.
Then the little rabbit went to the mouse to bite the bull, the bull drank the water, the water bent the grinder, the grinder banged the axe, the axe cut down the tree, the tree returned the bell. But the mouse did not bite the bull.
Then the little rabbit went to the cat to catch the mouse, the mouse to bite the bull, the bull to drink the water, the water to bend the grinder, the grinder to bite the axe, the axe to cut down the tree, the tree to give back the bell. The cat said he would take it, but first give him a little milk.
The rabbit went to the cow and asked her for milk.
The cow says she will give you milk, just bring her some grass. The rabbit went to the reaper to give him some grass.
The reaper gave the grass, and the rabbit took it to the cow. The cow gave him a little milk, and the rabbit took it to the cat. The cat took the mouse, the mouse stung the bull, the bull drank the water, the water drove the grindstone, the grindstone stained the axe, the axe cut down the tree, the tree gave back the beautiful bell.
The rabbit was delighted, and hung the beautiful bell back around his neck, where he always kept it.
This is the end, run away from it, if you don't believe it, get to the end!
(Ágnes Kovács: Folk tales for kindergarten children)
