Prevod
Once upon a time, a little hen went with a little rooster to Nut Hill, and they agreed that whoever found a nut kernel should share it with the other. Now the little hen found a great big nut, but said nothing about it and wanted to eat the kernel all by herself. The kernel was so large, however, that she could not swallow it, and it stuck in her throat, making her afraid she would choke to death. Then the little hen cried, 'Little rooster, I beg you, run as fast as you can and fetch me some water, or I shall choke!' The little rooster ran as fast as he could to the well and said, 'Well, you must give me some water. The little hen is lying on Nut Hill; she has swallowed a large nut kernel and is choking to death.' The well replied, 'First run to the bride and ask her for some red silk.' The little rooster ran to the bride. 'Bride, you must give me some red silk. I shall give the red silk to the well, and the well will give me water, and I shall take the water to the little hen, who is lying on Nut Hill; she has swallowed a large nut kernel and is choking to death.' The bride replied, 'First run and fetch me my little wreath, which was left hanging on a willow.' So the little rooster ran to the willow, pulled the little wreath from the branch, and brought it to the bride. The bride gave him red silk in exchange, and he took it to the well, which gave him water in return. Then the little rooster brought the water to the little hen, but by the time he reached her, she had choked to death and lay there still and lifeless. The little rooster was so sorrowful that he cried aloud, and all the animals came and mourned the little hen. Six mice built a little wagon to carry her to her grave, and when the wagon was ready, they harnessed themselves to it, and the little rooster drove. On the way, the fox came along. 'Where are you going, little rooster?' 'I am going to bury my little hen.' 'May I ride with you?'
'Yes, but sit at the back of the wagon. My little horses cannot bear the weight at the front.' So the fox sat at the back, and after him came the wolf, the bear, the stag, the lion, and all the animals in the forest. On they went until they came to a brook. 'How shall we get across?' said the little rooster. A straw lying beside the brook said, 'I shall lay myself across it, and then you can drive over me.' But when the six mice stepped onto the bridge, the straw slipped and fell into the water, and all six mice fell in and drowned. Then their troubles began afresh, and a coal came along and said, 'I am big enough. I shall lay myself across, and you can drive over me.' The coal, too, laid itself across the water, but unfortunately it touched the water just a little, and with a hiss it went out and was dead. When a stone saw this, it took pity on the little rooster and wanted to help him, so it laid itself across the water. The little rooster now pulled the wagon himself, but when he had almost brought it across and was on dry land with the dead little hen, he tried to pull the others, who were sitting at the back, onto the bank as well. There were too many of them, however, and the wagon toppled backward, and they all fell into the water together and drowned. Then the little rooster was left alone with the dead little hen. He dug her a grave, laid her in it, and raised a mound over her. He sat upon it and grieved until he, too, died; and then they were all dead.