Spoiled Child

Life in the forest thicket flowed serenely. The river murmured peacefully, and the lakes sparkled softly. But one morning, tranquility came to an end. 

“Ouch! Oh-oh-oh! Uh-uh!” — was heard from under a fern. 

The voice belonged to a tiny girl. She was no taller than a dragonfly. The girl had fallen from a rock and was now sitting on the ground, rubbing her leg and grimacing in pain.

Illustrator: Lucille Plassen
Translator: Ekaterina Darovskaya