Hrvatski / B1
Lisica prevarila muža
Jednom je lisica pokušala proći kroz ogradu, ali je otvor bio preuzak. Zapela je tako da nije mogla ni naprijed ni natrag. Počela je vikati i plakati jer se bojala da će je netko pronaći i ubiti.
U daljini je primijetila čovjeka koji je dolazio istim putem. Razmišljala je kako da se oslobodi i prevari ga obećanjem nagrade. Bojala se da bi poslije mogao naići netko pametniji i uhvatiti je.
Kad joj je čovjek prišao, zamolila ga je za pomoć.
„Ako me oslobodiš, dat ću ti novčić za tvoj rad.“
Čovjek je povjerovao obećanju. Oslobodio je lisicu i pustio je iz ruku. Zatim ju je upitao gdje je novčić.
„Pa imao si ga u rukama!“ odgovorila je. „Za moju bi kožu dobio novčić. Zašto ga nisi uzeo?“
Pripovjedač dodaje: I ja sam došao i pomogao mu osloboditi lisicu, ali ni ja nisam ništa dobio.
English summary · includes the ending
A fox tries to pass through a fence, but the opening is too narrow. She becomes stuck and cannot move forwards or backwards. Frightened that someone will find and kill her, she begins to cry.
Then she notices a man approaching along the same path. She asks him to free her and promises him a coin for his work. She is afraid that a cleverer person might come along and catch her instead.
The man accepts her promise, frees her and lets her go. Only then does he ask where his coin is. The fox tells him that he has already had it in his hands. He could have sold her skin for that amount, but he has let her escape.
The promised reward turns out to mean the value of the fox herself. The narrator ends with another joke: he claims that he also helped to free her, yet received nothing either.
Adapted for Lejrbål from the credited source.
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