There once was an old man and an old woman and they had a hen Riaba.Once
the hen laid an egg, and not an ordinary one, but a golden one.
The
old man hit it and hit it, but could not break it.The old woman hit it
and hit it, but could not break it.A mouse ran past, waved its tail, the
egg fell and broke.
The old man cried, the old woman cried, and the
hen cackled:"Don't cry old man, don't cry old woman.I will lay you a new
egg, not a golden one, but an ordinary one!"