In a small little house under a bush lived a little bug. He was 5 years old. He had lots of friends: little bugs, earthworms, and spiders. Throughout the whole forest, this little bug was the oldest. He really loved visiting his friends. One day, the little bug decided to go visit his best friend — a spider named Sanya. He walked and walked, and along the way he met an earthworm named Masha. Masha says to him:
Dear little bug, where are you going?
I'm going to Sanya's, he invited me over a couple of days ago.
I see, — says the earthworm, — And when will you be home? I was just about to come visit you, and now you're leaving.
How about you come with me to the spider's place, and tomorrow you can both come to my house, and the day after that I'll come to yours.
Alright. Just wait for me a moment, I'll go get a cake I baked this morning.
Go ahead, I'll wait for you, — said the little bug, — What kind of cake is it?
With raspberries, strawberries, and blackberries.
Mmm... sounds delicious.
Ten minutes passed, and Masha returned with the cake.
They walked and walked until they came to another small house. They approached the door, and on it hung a sign: "I've gone to visit earthworm Masha, I'll be home in the evening."
The little bug and the earthworm stood there for a moment, and Masha said:
Well, what do we do now?
We should go.
You mean, you're suggesting I go to my own house? — says Masha, — Maybe we should wait here instead, especially since it's getting dark, and the sign says he'll be home in the evening.
Alright, let's wait a bit, and if Sanya doesn't come, we'll go home, and tomorrow we'll try again and invite him to my place.
Ten, twenty, thirty, forty minutes passed, and the little bug says:
Let's go home, we'll come back tomorrow.
Alright, let's go.
Morning came, the little bug and the earthworm met by a huge oak tree and went to Sanya's again.
They came to the spider, knocked on the door and said:
Open up! It's us: the little bug and Masha.
The door opens. The little bug says:
Sanya, where were you yesterday? Masha and I came to see you, and the door said: "I've gone to visit the earthworm" and so on.
I'm sorry, I went to see Masha, I thought she'd be home...
Well, never mind, no harm done, — says the little bug, — Come visit me!
Yes, let's go, — says Masha, — I have a cake ready at home.
Alright, let's go.
They came to the little bug's house and spent the whole day drinking tea with cake and playing.
After this incident, the little bug, spider Sanya, and earthworm Masha always make plans in advance before visiting each other.
