One day an old woman had just prepared her favourite pumpkin soup and was going to eat it when somebody behind her back sneezed aloud. «God bless you!» said the old woman and looked back over her shoulder to see who was there. She could hardly believe her eyes. There stood a devil. His face was red and he had two white horns on the top of his head. It is generally known that devils are unpleasant, but this devil was very nice and funny. That’s why the old woman was not scared of him at all. «Excuse me, madam!» said he politely. "Could I bother you for a minute? Is this...
A Little Dog gave up chasing a hare in the wood and stretched himself out by the side of the path beneath a tree. He was out of breath and his stomach rumbled with hunger. And what he really felt like doing at that moment was taking a nap. But he could not sleep a wink while the bird disturbed him. Hopping to and fro among the twigs, the bird chirped and twittered very loudly. At last she landed on a twig next to the dog’s head and said, addressing him: „Hello, my good friend. I hope I don’t disturb you. What makes you so upset?” «Ah!» sighed the Little Dog. “I ran after the...