每天,伊万都要去一个小酒馆干活。但每次回家,他都不会为了走捷径而穿过小镇的墓地。那样他可以节省好多时间,但他从来没有走过,即使在阳光明亮的大白天。一个冬夜,寒风呼啸,风夹着雪花不停地拍打着小酒馆。酒馆里的客人们又聊起了那个老话题,对“胆小鬼”伊万进行嘲弄,说他妈妈在怀他的时候一定是让一只金丝雀给吓着了。这时,酒馆老板向伊万发起了挑衅:“伊万,来一次挑战怎么样? Every day, Ivan goes to work in a tavern. But every time he goes home, he will not cross the town’s graveyard in order to take shortcuts. In that way he can save a lot of time, but he never walked, even in the sunny daylight. On a winter night, the cold wind whistled, and the wind clashed the tavern with snowflakes. The guests in the tavern talked about the old topic again and mocked “Ivan” Ivan. When his mother was expecting him, he must have frightened a canary. At this time, the tavern owner initiated a provocation to Ivan: ”Ivan, how about a challenge?