In a small little house under a bush lived a little bug named Zhuchok. He was 5 years old. He had many friends: little bugs, worms, and spiders. Throughout the entire forest, this little bug was the oldest. He loved visiting his friends. One day, Zhuchok decided to go visit his best friend — a spider named Sanya. As he walked along, he met a worm named Masha. Masha said to him:
Dear little Zhuchok, where are you going?
I'm going to Sanya's. He invited me to visit a couple of days ago.
I see, — said the worm, — And when will you be home? I was just planning to visit you, but you're leaving.
Why don't you come with me to the spider's place, and tomorrow you both can come to my house, and the day after that I'll come to yours.
Okay. Just wait for me a moment, I'll go get a cake I baked this morning.
Go ahead, I'll wait for you, — said Zhuchok, — What kind of cake is it?
With raspberries, strawberries, and blackberries.
Mmm... sounds delicious.
After 10 minutes, Masha returned with the cake.
They walked and walked until they came to another small house. They approached the door and saw a sign that read: "I've gone to visit the worm Masha, I'll be home in the evening."
Zhuchok and Masha stood there for a moment, and Masha said:
Well, what should we do?
We should go.
You mean go to my house? — said Masha, — Maybe we should wait here instead, especially since it's getting dark, and the sign says he'll be home in the evening.
Okay, 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.
After 10, 20, 30, 40 minutes passed, and Zhuchok said:
Let's go home, we'll come back tomorrow.
Okay, let's go.
Morning came, and Zhuchok and Masha met by a huge oak tree and went to Sanya's again.
They arrived at the spider's house, knocked on the door, and said:
Open up! It's us: Zhuchok and Masha.
The door opens. Zhuchok says:
Sanya, where were you yesterday? Masha and I came to visit, but the door had a sign that said: "I've gone to visit the worm" and so on.
I'm sorry, I went to visit Masha, I thought she'd be home...
Well, it's okay, no harm done, — said Zhuchok, — Come visit me!
Yes, let's go, — said Masha, — I have a cake ready at home.
Okay, let's go.
They arrived at Zhuchok's house and spent the whole day drinking tea with cake and playing.
After this incident, Zhuchok, the spider Sanya, and the worm Masha always made plans in advance before visiting each other.
