Gaby
In Siberia, they say that spring is brought on the wings of swan geese. But sometimes, they drop it somewhere far away, failing to deliver it. Perhaps that’s why Siberian springs are so capricious. Lakes suddenly freeze over, and the birds are forced to turn south—obviously in search of spring…
One day, a flock of swans flew to a frozen lake in spring. The birds landed on the ice and began to walk across its smooth surface, calling to one another as if asking: what should we do now, how do we proceed?
At that moment, an old swan took flight and struck the ice with his chest. He hit it again, and… the ice cracked. Then, the other birds came to help the old swan, and soon the entire flock was breaking the ice.
After creating a large hole, the ice-breaking swans began to peacefully forage in the water among the ice chunks, searching for food.
