They carry water on the offended," a mother can say to a teenager sulking the whole day long. The proverb “na obizhennykh vodu vozyat” ("they carry water on the offended") actually has a long history with roots back into the Russian Empire. During the reign of Peter I, when there were no city water pipes and water was brought to the population in barrels. A water carrier caught selling water was harnessed to a cart with a barrel instead of a horse, and he had to deliver water throughout the city all day! “Na obizhennykh vodu vozyat, a na dobrykh sami katayutsya” ("They carry water on the offended and ride on the good ones themselves").