In the remote jungles of an uninhabited island, rare animals hid from humans. Among them were a little dinosaur and his mother.
In the center of the island stood a small mountain with a cave that young animals were strictly forbidden to enter. Everyone in the jungle knew: whoever went there would never return.
The little dinosaur became very curious about what was in this cave that made it impossible to even take a peek. He firmly decided to find out everything for himself.
One day the young animals were playing hide-and-seek. The hiding places were long known, so the game was no longer interesting. When everyone hid behind the trees once again, the little dinosaur decided to hide in that very cave...
The little one was seized by incredible curiosity: everything around was so mysterious! The deeper he went, the more interesting it became. It turned out that the cave was also full of life! Various bugs, spiders, and even bats lived there. While examining the ceiling, the dinosaur stumbled and fell somewhere down.
When he came to his senses from fear and opened his eyes, he was very surprised. He found himself on a beautiful, fairy-tale-like meadow, surrounded by trees unlike those that grew in the jungle. There were many red berries in the grass, which some unfamiliar creatures were collecting.
Vanya and Masha—cousins—were picking strawberries. They laughed loudly, telling each other interesting stories.
Masha was the first to see the dinosaur.
Vanya! Vanya! Who is that? ―she pointed toward the animal. ―A dinosaur?
What are you talking about, Masha! What dinosaurs? We read about them. Dinosaurs went extinct long ago, ―Vanya answered without taking his eyes off the berries.
If they went extinct, then who is standing by the birch tree? ―Masha said with surprise.
Vanya reluctantly shifted his gaze from the berries to the birch tree and froze.
Masha, hide in the grass, ―he whispered commandingly, ―let's observe it!
The curious little dinosaur approached the frightened children. His little face shone with a friendly smile. The kids looked with interest at the unusual animal and even petted it: he looked so kind.
Masha, imagine: we'll come back to school after vacation and tell everyone about the dinosaur. No one will believe us! ―Vanya said with a laugh.
Oh, what a shame we didn't bring a camera, we'd have proof, ―Masha sighed.
The children were very much liked by the dinosaur. They fed him strawberries and gave him a drink of spring water from a flask. He had never tasted such delicious berries before.
The children began to play with the dinosaur. He gave them rides on his back, and his long tail turned into a slide. It was fun and joyful! But soon fatigue came.
Vanya and Masha decided to sit in the forest shade and have a snack with the pies that grandmother had baked in the morning. It was fresh and pleasant in the forest, and birds chirped cheerfully.
Little dinosaur, do you like pies? ―Masha asked, preparing to treat her new acquaintance. And Vanya began to tell him about birds: who sings and how.
Through his sleep, Vanya heard his grandmother's voice.
Grandchildren, it's time to wake up! The sun will soon be high, we need to go pick berries while it's still cool.
Vanya sat up in bed, rubbing his eyes. Masha sat across from him on the couch, braiding her hair. On the nightstand lay a book about dinosaurs that they had been reading in turns before sleep.
Good morning, Masha, ―said Vanya. ―I dreamed about a dinosaur, can you imagine?
Good morning, Vanechka! ―Masha replied. ―Strange. I dreamed about a dinosaur too.
The children laughed together.
You rascals, breakfast is on the table! ―said grandmother. ―The pies are getting cold. Time to go to the forest, or it will be hot later.
The children quickly made their beds and ran to wash up. Then they had breakfast on the veranda with delicious warm pies and fresh milk. They took baskets for berries and went out of the cottage with their grandmother.
Mash, our dream came true: we're going for berries, we have pies in our pockets. If only we could meet our little dinosaur! ―Vanya said to his sister as they walked past the edge of the village.
Vanya, do you think the little dinosaur likes pies?
Masha and Vanya walked behind their grandmother and laughed merrily.
