Toby the rabbit loves walks through the snowy forest. In winter, as soon as the first snow falls, he runs to put on his favorite little boots and white fur coat to go for a walk as quickly as possible. Toby never sits at home all day long, but his forest friends: hedgehog Sasha and squirrel Masha don't like to walk.
Sasha can watch cartoons for days and never leave the house, and Masha can play with toys at home and not even notice how the day passes. It's hard to convince the friends to go for a walk even in summer, and in winter, when the frost bites your cheeks, it's even harder!
Toby is always very sad that his forest friends miss the most fun winter games and sit at home. He often tells them:
Guys, you have no idea how great it is outside in winter!
It's cold outside in winter, not great, — grumbles hedgehog Sasha in response.
And why play outside when you can stay home? There are more toys there, and it's warmer, — echoes squirrel Masha.
The little rabbit got upset over and over again, and then came up with a plan to lure his friends out of the house and show them all the charm of winter. And he proposed a bet to the animals:
Let's play snowball fight. If anyone gets cold or doesn't have fun, I won't invite you to walk anymore. You'll stay home and watch cartoons, but if you like it, we'll go for walks every day.
You always come up with something, Toby! I agree because I'm sure I'll definitely freeze! — said Sasha.
I agree too, because it can't be more fun outside than at home, — added Masha.
Just promise to dress warmly, and don't forget to bring a good mood, or nothing will work out, — said Toby and looked carefully at his friends.
We promise, — agreed the animals.
They decided to play snowball fight the next day after the argument. The rabbit personally checked that his friends put on warm mittens and didn't forget their hats. Outside, the sun was shining and the snow was fluffy and soft, just right for a fun winter game!
The animals gathered in a large forest clearing, and rabbit Toby said:
The rules are simple: everyone plays for themselves, whoever stays the driest at the end of the game wins.
Hedgehog Sasha and squirrel Masha were in no hurry to start the game. Sasha even started to get a little cold, and Masha got bored. Suddenly, right next to Masha's hat, a snowball flew by. She even cried out in surprise. And she so wanted to catch up with the rabbit and hit him with a snowball that the boredom quickly passed and she ran toward Toby shouting: "Attack!".
The hedgehog was getting colder and was about to head home when one perfectly round snowball landed right on his spines. Masha hit the target perfectly. Then rabbit Toby ran right up to the hedgehog and said:
Hedgehog, don't fall asleep — you'll freeze! Let's team up and catch Masha!
Let's go, — snorted the hedgehog and also joined the game.
The animals ran around the snowy clearing for a long time, sometimes playing each for themselves, sometimes teaming up in pairs. When everyone was out of breath and the game came to an end, they couldn't determine a winner because the three friends, in their joy, dove into the snow and now everyone was equally wet!
Wow, that was so much fun! — said the hedgehog, rising from the snowdrift.
That's okay, I'll get my revenge tomorrow, — answered the squirrel.
Guys, I'm so glad you enjoyed playing snowball fight, let's build a snow fort tomorrow and play in it! — enthusiastically supported the conversation rabbit Toby.
Let's! — Sasha and Masha shouted together.
And now it's time to dry off, — suggested the rabbit and the animals went home.
Throughout the rest of the winter, the animals played together. Toby was happy that his friends now also loved winter. And that first snowball fight, Sasha and Masha remembered for a long time, because it was much more interesting than cartoons and toys, and most importantly, nobody froze!
