Bulgarian Bible

  Once a soldier came back from heavy war And needed some shelter and a bit of food He saw a house and knocked on the door Where the hostess was in stingy mood. She had no choice and let him in She was afraid of neighbours' talking All people say it is a sin To leave a soldier in the darkness walking. But as he asked for some dinner She couldn't overcome her sparing; She said her shelf could not be cleaner And its condition is dispairing. He said he'll teach her a receipt To make a dish of stones. He made his mind without deceipt She'll eat her meal alone. So he took a pot And asked her for some oil, While the oil got hot, He put the stones to boil. He cut  an onion into dices And left them fry to gold. He cut some meat and added spices, He managed with her scold, He even got tomato sauce And put it in the meal of stones The hostess poked her curious nose And said to her this meal was known. She said she cooked it on her own, And explained in haste She never put in it a...

  Once ago in farest ends A peasant and a snake were friends. He always put for her some milk into a bowl And as she left with thankful soul She spat a golden coin for him. And their frienship could last forever as it seemed, But the peasant got old and couldn't get to the field on his own, So he sent his son to work next to the pile of stones. The father told his son about his friendship with the snake And advised him how to please her for good sake. The son had no good in his heart; He hid a sword into his cart. He thought there was a treasure in the stone pile hidden, So in his mind he made a choice, which was forbidden; He took the sword, attacked too bold To kill the snake and steal the gold, But all his efforts were in vain, Because his greed made him insane; He cut her tail, she bit his foot, And soon he put on wooden suit. If you follow the advice of greed Often you may get not what you need.

  Once the ox came back from the field And saw the pig, eating from its rack. His heart for fairness thoroughly appealed He made his mind to fight injustice back. The ox pretended to be very sick His owner left him in the barn to rest He had no choice and took the carefree pig To pull the plough with its fat chest. The pig dragged itself back into the shed Covering íts rage behind a smile It told the ox what the owner said As he was talking with his neighbour for a while. "If my ox does not recover in a day I'll have to pull its knife" Since then all wiser people say The ox works for his life.