The plot of the tale is cumulative. So, there lived an old man and an old woman. The old man asked to bake a kolobok (that is, a spherical pastry made from dough). The old woman “scraped the bottom of the barrel,” that is, she collected the last crumbs of flour and still baked it.

I put the bun on the window to cool, but it fell and rolled away. While he was rolling along the road, he came across a hare, a wolf, and a bear. Everyone threatened to eat him, but he was cunning and sang “I left my grandfather, I left my grandmother, and it’s not cunning to leave you.” Three times he successfully rolled away from a potential enemy, but then he met a fox - she outsmarted him and still ate him.

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A cozy little cottage nestled in a serene landscape

Once upon a time, in a cozy little cottage, there lived an old man and an old woman. They were kind and hardworking.

The Old Man and the Old Woman

The old woman baking, with a freshly baked kolobok on the table

One day, the old man asked the old woman to bake a kolobok, a round bun made from dough. The old woman gathered the last crumbs of flour and baked a delicious kolobok.

Baking the Kolobok

Kolobok rolling merrily down a countryside road

As the kolobok cooled on the windowsill, it suddenly rolled off and started to run away. The round bun rolled merrily down the road, leaving the cottage behind.

The Mischievous Kolobok

Kolobok cheerfully singing to evade a puzzled hare in the forest

On its journey, the kolobok met a hare. The hare was hungry and wanted to eat the kolobok. But the clever bun sang a song and managed to escape from the hare.

Meeting the Hare

Kolobok cleverly escaping from a drooling wolf

Next, the kolobok encountered a wolf. The wolf's mouth watered at the sight of the tasty bun. Once again, the kolobok used its wit and escaped from the wolf.

Encounter with the Wolf

Kolobok outsmarting a bear with a backdrop of tall trees

As the kolobok continued its journey, a bear appeared in its path. The bear growled hungrily, but the kolobok outsmarted the bear with its clever rhyme and rolled away safely.

Facing the Bear

A sly fox whispering to kolobok in a lush green meadow

Just when the kolobok thought it was safe, a sly fox approached. The fox flattered the kolobok and tricked it into coming closer. In the end, the fox managed to catch and eat the mischievous kolobok.

Trickery of the Fox

A serene landscape with a subtle hint of the fox's triumph over kolobok

Even though the kolobok was clever, it was eventually outwitted by the fox. The story teaches us that being too boastful can sometimes lead to trouble. It's important to be smart and humble.