A snowman lives in a small hut in the forest. There is only one room in his hut. But there are
three big windows. So, he can watch through his windows the forest and
the snowfalls and everybody who passes by. The snowman likes the snowfalls, the
edge of the forest, and his hut, where he lives.
But most of all, he likes his winter
forest. So, he goes there every
day.
The snowman has a friend, a white
hare.
The hare lives in a hut too. There is only one room. It is both a kitchen and a
bedroom. But it is very comfortable. There is a bed, a sofa, a
fireplace, a round table, some shelves, and a carpet.
The hare’s hut is situated not far
from a forest spring. And the spring is not far from the edge of the
forest where the snowman lives.
The snowman likes to visit his
friend. He visits the white hare every day. The hare is glad to see the
snowman.
“How are you getting on?” the snowman asks, entering
the hut.
“I am fine,” answers the hare. “I am happy to see
you.”
“That's great,” says the snowman, smiling. And he goes
to the sofa and sits down.
“A cup of tea?” asks the hare.
“That's great,” answers the snowman.
White hare takes two cups from the
shelf. He gives one cup to his
friend. Then he puts the other cup on the fireplace. He likes hot tea. But
his friend, the snowman, drinks only tea with ice. So, he never gives hot tea to
the snowman.
White hare brings tea in a teapot. He
also brings some jam and ice.
“Here is your tea,” he says. “It's fresh.” And he puts some ice into the snowman’s cup.
“That's great,” says the snowman. “It looks
attractive.”
“It is very nice,” says the hare. “And the jam is very
nice too.”
“That's great,” smiles the snowman and starts drinking his tea.
The hare drinks tea too. He likes it and enjoys it every day.
“It may snow,” he says.
“That's great,” says the snowman.
“I don't agree with you,” the hare says. “We have a lot of snow this winter. There is too
much snow in the forest this winter.”
“That's great,” smiles the snowman. “I like snow. It looks beautiful.”
“I agree with you,” agrees the hare. “Snow always looks
beautiful. But it is difficult to
walk in the snow.”
“Because you are so little,” the snowman explains. “So, you must use skis. It is not difficult to
ski.”
“I can't use skis,” says the hare. “I don't know how
to use them. All hares in our family
usually walk. Sometimes we run. But we never ski. I don't know much about
skis.”
The
snowman looks at his friend. “I am so sorry, I have no education, and so I can't
explain to you about skis.”
“And your brothers?” asks the white hare. “Do
they have education?”
“No,” says the snowman without a smile. “They
have no education either.”
Then he
looks around the room and continues, “But we must have education. I mean, I must
have an education.” He thinks a little and adds, “I must have a good education, a
very good education.”
The
hare looks at his friend. "I am sorry there is no education in my hut,” he
says. “I would like to give you education, because you want it so much. But I
know there is no education here. I have only jam and some butter".
“Education is not food,” explains the snowman.
He drinks his tea and speaks again. “Education is better than any food.”
“Better than vegetables?” asks the hare.
“Oh, dear,” answers the snowman. “Education is
much better than any vegetable.”
“Is it better than fruit?” asks the white hare.
“I think that education is better than any fruit, too,” answers the snowman.
“Is it better than fast food?” asks the hare
again.
“Of course, it is better than fast food,” says
the snowman dreamily.
“My parents never speak about education to me,”
says the white hare, “And my brothers never speak about education either,” he
continues.
“By the way,” says the snowman, “How are your
parents?”
“They are OK,” smiles the hare.
“That's great,” says the snowman. "And how are
your brothers?”
“They are fine too,” answers the hare and
continues to drink his tea.
The
snowman finishes drinking tea. He yawns, then he eats some jam and butter.
After that, he thanks the hare.
“It's time to go home,” he says.
“It is evening,” says the hare.
“That's great,” says the snowman. “I must sleep.
I like to sleep at night. See you soon.” And the snowman leaves.
The hare stays in his hut. He drinks his tea and
thinks. “Education must be something nice. And I want to give education to my
friend.”
“But I
have no education in my hut,” he says loudly. “So I must go and look for it.”
He
finishes his tea, washes the cups, and puts them on the shelf. Then he goes out.
He thinks, “Maybe my brothers have it.”
Then he
says loudly again, “Of course, they never speak about education. But they may
have it.”
So he
runs to his brothers. But his brothers are not at home. They walk in the
forest. They play with other hares.
The
next day, he goes to his grandmother.
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