Once there was a little beetle called Barabucha.
He had a round tummy and very thin little legs.
But that day, he felt sad.
He sat on a stone and thought, “I am all alone.”
He sat and sat. Then he noticed something nice.
He felt warmth on his back.
He turned around and saw the sun shining.
It made him feel good and cozy.
Barabucha smiled, “Oh, this feels really nice.”
Then he walked along the path. His legs were a bit clumsy, and soon he tripped on a little root.
“Oops!” he cried. He almost fell down, but right under him was a small branch.
He rolled onto it and stayed there, swinging a little.
He laughed, “That was funny! The branch caught me!”
As he walked again, the wind blew softly.
It touched his feelers and wings, and Barabucha felt light and fresh.
He giggled, “That tickles!”
Then he lay down in the grass and looked at the sky.
White clouds were floating.
One looked like a big ball of foam.
Another one was long, like a snake.
And one kept changing—first it looked like a house, then a horse, then something else.
Barabucha pointed with his tiny leg:
“Now you are a horse! Now a bubble! Now a beetle like me!”
And he laughed so hard his tummy hurt.
After all the laughing, he was thirsty.
He drank from a little drop of dew.
It was cool, sweet, and shiny like a crystal.
“Mmm, so good!” he said and licked his lips.
Then he sat on a big gray stone.
It was cold, but strong and steady.
Barabucha felt safe sitting there.
“This is a good place to rest,” he thought.
And suddenly he understood something.
He was not alone at all.
The sun gave him warmth.
The wind made him laugh.
The branch held him when he fell.
The stone carried him.
The clouds played in the sky.
The grass moved like a green sea.
“I am not alone,” whispered Barabucha.
“The whole world is with me.”
When the sun began to go down and the sky turned pink, Barabucha found a big warm leaf.
He curled up under it like under a blanket.
The wind sang softly, the grass whispered, and Barabucha yawned.
“I am not alone. Never,” he said, and fell asleep.
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