Ukrainian folk tale
Kolobok
Kolobok — a Ukrainian folk tale about a little round bun that rolled away from Grandpa and Grandma and met different animals in the forest. Read the full text for free.
Once upon a time there lived an old man and an old woman. The old man said:
“Bake me a little bun, Grandma.”
The old woman swept the barn and scraped the bin, baked a round little bun, and set it on the windowsill to cool.
The bun lay there and lay there — and then it rolled away. Down the road it rolled, into the forest it rolled.
The bun rolls along, and a Hare comes to meet it:
“Little bun, little bun, I’ll eat you up!”
“Don’t eat me, Hare! I’ll sing you a song!”
The bun sang, and rolled on.
The bun rolls along, and a Wolf comes to meet it:
“Little bun, little bun, I’ll eat you up!”
“Don’t eat me, Wolf! I’ll sing you a song!”
The bun sang, and rolled on.
The bun rolls along, and a Bear comes to meet it:
“Little bun, little bun, I’ll eat you up!”
“Don’t eat me, Bear! I’ll sing you a song!”
The bun sang, and rolled on.
The bun rolls along, and a sly, sly Fox comes to meet it:
“Sit on my little nose, bun, and sing louder — I can’t hear well.”
The bun sat on the fox’s nose — and she went snap! — and ate it up.
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What age is the tale “Kolobok” for?
“Kolobok” is best for children aged 3 to 6, though it is loved at any age.
Is there an audio narration of “Kolobok”?
Yes. A professional audio narration of “Kolobok” is available in the free Tale Tails app for Android.
Is “Kolobok” free to read?
Yes, the full text of “Kolobok” is free to read on this page, with no sign-up.
What is the moral of “Kolobok”?
Don’t trust everyone who speaks with sweet words.
