Fairy tale cat and fox in the characters. Russian folktale. Cat and fox. He brought it and threw it in the forest: let it disappear
The Cat and the Fox is a Russian folk tale that children and adults love to listen to, read and re-read. It tells about a mischievous cat. He annoyed his master so much that he left him in the forest. Will a pet go missing there? Who will match him, and how will the forest inhabitants react to him? Read about all this in a fairy tale with your children. It teaches intelligence, courage, the ability to find true allies and not give in to despondency even in the most difficult situation.
Once upon a time there was a man. This guy had a cat, but he was such a spoiler, it was a disaster! He's bored to death. So the man thought and thought, took the cat, put it in a bag and carried it into the forest. He brought it and threw it in the forest - let it disappear.
The cat walked and walked and came across a hut. He climbed into the attic and lay down for himself. If he wants to eat, he’ll go into the forest, catch birds and mice, eat his fill, and go back to the attic, and he won’t have much trouble!
So the cat went for a walk, and a fox met him. She saw a cat and marveled: “For how many years I’ve been living in the forest, I’ve never seen such an animal!”
The fox bowed to the cat and asked:
- Tell me, good fellow, who are you? How did you come here and what should they call you by name?
And the cat raised his fur and answered:
- My name is Kotofey Ivanovich, I was sent to you by the governor from the Siberian forests.
- Oh, Kotofey Ivanovich! - says the fox. “I didn’t know about you, I didn’t know.” Well, let's go visit me.
The cat went to the fox. She brought him to her hole and began to treat him to various game, and she kept asking:
— Kotofey Ivanovich, are you married or single?
- Single.
- And I, fox, am a maiden. Marry me!
The cat agreed, and they began to feast and have fun.
The next day the fox went to get supplies, but the cat stayed at home.
The fox ran and ran and caught a duck. She carries her home, and a wolf meets her:
- Stop, fox! Give me the duck!
- No, I won’t give it up!
- Well, I'll take it myself.
“And I’ll tell Kotofey Ivanovich, he’ll put you to death!”
-Didn't you hear? Voivode Kotofey Ivanovich was sent to us from the Siberian forests! I used to be a maiden fox, and now I’m our governor’s wife.
- No, I haven’t heard, Lizaveta Ivanovna. How should I look at him?
- Ugh! Kotofey Ivanovich is so angry with me: anyone he doesn’t like will eat him now! Prepare the ram and bring it to bow to him: put the ram in a visible place, and hide yourself so that the cat doesn’t see you, otherwise, brother, you’ll have a hard time!
The wolf ran after the ram, and the fox ran home.
A fox is walking and he meets a bear:
- Wait, fox, who are you bringing the duck to? Give it to me!
- Go, bear, I’ll get you well, otherwise I’ll tell Kotofey Ivanovich, he’ll put you to death!
—Who is Kotofey Ivanovich?
- And who was sent to us from the Siberian forests by the commander. I used to be a maiden fox, and now I am the wife of our governor, Kotofey Ivanovich.
- Is it possible to watch it, Lizaveta Ivanovna?
- Ugh! Kotofey Ivanovich is so angry with me: anyone he doesn’t like will eat him now. Go and prepare the bull and bring it to him to bow to. But look, put the bull in a visible place, and hide yourself so that Kotofey Ivanovich doesn’t see you, otherwise you’ll have a hard time!
The bear followed the bull, and the fox went home.
So the wolf brought a ram, skinned it, and stood there thinking. He looks and the bear climbs with the bull.
- Hello, Mikhailo Ivanovich!
- Hello, brother Levon! What, haven’t you seen the fox with her husband?
- No, Mikhailo Ivanovich, I’m waiting for them myself.
“Go and call them,” the bear says to the wolf.
- No, I won’t go, Mikhailo Ivanovich. I'm slow, you better go.
- No, I won’t go, brother Levon. I'm furry, clumsy, where do I belong!
Suddenly - out of nowhere - a hare runs.
The wolf and the bear will shout at him:
- Come here with your scythe!
The hare sat down, his ears back.
- You, hare, are agile and quick on your feet: run to the fox, tell her that the bear Mikhailo Ivanovich and his brother Levon Ivanovich have been ready for a long time, they are waiting for you with her husband, with Kotofey Ivanovich, they want to bow to the ram and the bull.
The hare ran towards the fox at full speed. And the bear and the wolf began to think about where they could hide.
Bear says:
- I'll climb a pine tree.
And the wolf says to him:
-Where am I going to go? After all, I can’t climb a tree. Bury me somewhere.
The bear hid the wolf in the bushes, covered it with dry leaves, and he climbed onto the pine tree, to the very top of his head, and looked to see if Kotofey Ivanovich was coming with the fox.
Meanwhile, the hare ran to the fox’s hole:
- The bear Mikhailo Ivanovich and the wolf Levon Ivanovich sent to say that they have been waiting for you and your husband for a long time, they want to bow to you as a bull and a ram.
- Go, scythe, we’ll be there now.
So the cat and the fox went. The bear saw them and said to the wolf:
- What a little governor Kotofey Ivanovich is!
The cat immediately rushed at the bull, ruffled the fur, began to tear the meat with his teeth and paws, and he purred as if he was angry:
- Mau, mau!..
The bear again says to the wolf:
- Small, but gluttonous! The four of us can’t eat, but it’s not enough for him alone. Perhaps he will get to us too!
The wolf also wanted to look at Kotofey Ivanovich, but he couldn’t see him through the leaves. And the wolf slowly began to rake up the leaves. The cat heard the leaves moving, thought it was a mouse, and how it rushed, and grabbed the wolf’s face with its claws.
The wolf got scared, jumped up and started running away.
And the cat got scared and climbed up the tree where the bear was sitting.
“Well,” the bear thinks, “he saw me!”
There was no time to get down, the bear fell from the tree to the ground, knocked off all the livers, jumped up and ran away.
And the fox shouts after him:
- Run, run, don’t let him kill you!..
From then on, all the animals began to be afraid of the cat. And the cat and the fox stocked up on meat for the whole winter and began to live and get along. And now they live.
Once upon a time there was a man. This guy had a cat, but he was such a spoiler, it was a disaster! He's bored to death. So the man thought and thought, took the cat, put it in a bag and carried it into the forest. He brought it and threw it in the forest - let it disappear.
The cat walked and walked and came across a hut. He climbed into the attic and lay down for himself. If he wants to eat, he’ll go into the forest, catch birds and mice, eat his fill, and go back to the attic, and he won’t have much trouble!
So the cat went for a walk, and a fox met him. I saw a cat and marveled: How many years have I been living in the forest, I have never seen such an animal!
The fox bowed to the cat and asked:
- Tell me, good fellow, who are you? How did you come here and what should they call you by name?
And the cat raised his fur and answered:
- My name is Kotofey Ivanovich, I was sent to you by the governor from the Siberian forests.
- Oh, Kotofey Ivanovich! - says the fox. “I didn’t know about you, I didn’t know.” Well, let's go visit me.
The cat went to the fox. She brought him to her hole and began to treat him to various game, and she kept asking:
— Kotofey Ivanovich, are you married or single?
- Single.
- And I, fox, am a maiden. Marry me!
The cat agreed, and they began to feast and have fun.
The next day the fox went to get supplies, but the cat stayed at home.
The fox ran and ran and caught a duck. She carries her home, and a wolf meets her:
- Stop, fox! Give me the duck!
- No, I won’t give it up!
- Well, I'll take it myself.
“And I’ll tell Kotofey Ivanovich, he’ll put you to death!”
-Didn't you hear? Voivode Kotofey Ivanovich was sent to us from the Siberian forests! I used to be a maiden fox, and now I’m our governor’s wife.
- No, I haven’t heard, Lizaveta Ivanovna. How should I look at him?
- Ugh! Kotofey Ivanovich is so angry with me: anyone he doesn’t like will eat him now! Prepare the ram and bring it to bow to him: put the ram in a visible place, and hide yourself so that the cat doesn’t see you, otherwise, brother, you’ll have a hard time!
The wolf ran after the ram, and the fox ran home.
A fox is walking and he meets a bear:
- Wait, fox, who are you bringing the duck to? Give it to me!
- Go, bear, I’ll get you well, otherwise I’ll tell Kotofey Ivanovich, he’ll put you to death!
—Who is Kotofey Ivanovich?
- And who was sent to us from the Siberian forests by the commander. I used to be a maiden fox, and now I am the wife of our governor, Kotofey Ivanovich.
- Is it possible to watch it, Lizaveta Ivanovna?
- Ugh! Kotofey Ivanovich is so angry with me: anyone he doesn’t like will eat him now. Go and prepare the bull and bring it to him to bow to. But look, put the bull in a visible place, and hide yourself so that Kotofey Ivanovich doesn’t see you, otherwise you’ll have a hard time!
The bear followed the bull, and the fox went home.
So the wolf brought a ram, skinned it, and stood there thinking. He looks and the bear climbs with the bull.
- Hello, Mikhailo Ivanovich!
- Hello, brother Levon! What, haven’t you seen the fox with her husband?
- No, Mikhailo Ivanovich, I’m waiting for them myself.
“Go and call them,” the bear says to the wolf.
- No, I won’t go, Mikhailo Ivanovich. I'm slow, you better go.
- No, I won’t go, brother Levon. I'm furry, clumsy, where do I belong!
Suddenly - out of nowhere - a hare runs.
The wolf and the bear will shout at him:
- Come here with your scythe!
The hare sat down, his ears back.
- You, hare, are agile and quick on your feet: run to the fox, tell her that the bear Mikhailo Ivanovich and his brother Levon Ivanovich have been ready for a long time, they are waiting for you with her husband, with Kotofey Ivanovich, they want to bow to the ram and the bull.
The hare ran towards the fox at full speed. And the bear and the wolf began to think about where they could hide.
Bear says:
- I'll climb a pine tree.
And the wolf says to him:
-Where am I going to go? After all, I can’t climb a tree. Bury me somewhere.
The bear hid the wolf in the bushes, covered it with dry leaves, and he climbed onto the pine tree, to the very top of his head, and looked to see if Kotofey Ivanovich was coming with the fox.
Meanwhile, the hare ran to the fox’s hole:
- The bear Mikhailo Ivanovich and the wolf Levon Ivanovich sent to say that they have been waiting for you and your husband for a long time, they want to bow to you as a bull and a ram.
- Go, scythe, we’ll be there now.
So the cat and the fox went. The bear saw them and said to the wolf:
- What a little governor Kotofey Ivanovich is!
The cat immediately rushed at the bull, ruffled the fur, began to tear the meat with his teeth and paws, and he purred as if he was angry:
- Mau, mau!..
The bear again says to the wolf:
- Small, but gluttonous! The four of us can’t eat, but it’s not enough for him alone. Perhaps he will get to us too!
The wolf also wanted to look at Kotofey Ivanovich, but he couldn’t see him through the leaves. And the wolf slowly began to rake up the leaves. The cat heard the leaves moving, thought it was a mouse, and how it rushed, and grabbed the wolf’s face with its claws.
The wolf got scared, jumped up and started running away.
And the cat got scared and climbed up the tree where the bear was sitting.
Well, the bear thinks, he saw me!
There was no time to get down, the bear fell from the tree to the ground, knocked off all the livers, jumped up and ran away.
And the fox shouts after him:
- Run, run, don’t let him kill you!..
From then on, all the animals began to be afraid of the cat. And the cat and the fox stocked up on meat for the whole winter and began to live and get along. And now they live.
Once upon a time there was a man. This guy had a cat, but he was such a spoiler, it was a disaster! He's bored to death. So the man thought and thought, took the cat, put it in a bag and carried it into the forest. He brought it and threw it in the forest - let it disappear.
The cat walked and walked and came across a hut. He climbed into the attic and lay down for himself. And if he wants to eat, he goes into the forest, catches birds, mice, eats to his fill - back to the attic, and he won’t have enough grief!
So the cat went for a walk, and a fox met him. She saw a cat and was amazed: “For how many years I’ve been living in the forest, I’ve never seen such an animal!”
The fox bowed to the cat and asked:
Tell me, good fellow, who are you? How did you come here and what should they call you by name? And the cat raised his fur and answered:
My name is Kotofey Ivanovich, I was sent to you by the governor from the Siberian forests.
Ah, Kotofey Ivanovich! - says the fox. - I didn’t know about you, I didn’t know. Well, let's go visit me.
The cat went to the fox. She brought him to her hole and began to treat him to various game, and she kept asking:
Kotofey Ivanovich, are you married or single?
And I, the fox, am a maiden. Marry me!
The cat agreed, and they began to feast and have fun.
The next day the fox went to get supplies, but the cat stayed at home.
The fox ran and ran and caught a duck. She carries her home, and a wolf meets her:
Stop, fox! Give me the duck!
No, I won't give it away!
Well, I'll take it myself.
And I’ll tell Kotofey Ivanovich, he’ll put you to death!
Haven't you heard? Voivode Kotofey Ivanovich was sent to us from the Siberian forests! I used to be a maiden fox, and now I’m our governor’s wife.
No, I haven’t heard, Lizaveta Ivanovna. How should I look at him?
Uh! Kotofey Ivanovich is so angry with me: anyone he doesn’t like will eat him now! Prepare the ram and bring it to bow to him: put the ram in a visible place, and hide yourself so that the cat doesn’t see you, otherwise, brother, you’ll have a hard time!
The wolf ran after the ram, and the fox ran home.
A fox is walking and he meets a bear:
Wait, fox, who are you bringing the duck to? Give it to me!
Go ahead, bear, I’ll get you well, otherwise I’ll tell Kotofey Ivanovich, he’ll put you to death!
Who is Kotofey Ivanovich?
And who was sent to us from the Siberian forests by the commander. I used to be a maiden fox, and now I am the wife of our governor, Kotofey Ivanovich.
Is it possible to watch it, Lizaveta Ivanovna?
Uh! Kotofey Ivanovich is so angry with me: anyone he doesn’t like will eat him now. You go, prepare the bull and bring it to him to bow to. But look, put the bull in a visible place, and hide yourself so that Kotofey Ivanovich doesn’t see you, otherwise you’ll have a hard time!
The bear followed the bull, and the fox went home.
So the wolf brought a ram, skinned it, and stood there thinking. He looks and the bear climbs with the bull.
Hello, Mikhailo Ivanovich!
Hello, brother Levon! What, haven’t you seen the fox with her husband?
No, Mikhailo Ivanovich, I’m waiting for them myself.
“Go and call them,” the bear says to the wolf.
No, I won’t go, Mikhailo Ivanovich. I'm slow, you better go.
No, I won't go, brother Levon. I'm furry, clumsy, where do I belong!
Suddenly - out of nowhere - a hare runs. The wolf and the bear will shout at him:
Come here, scythe!
The hare sat down, his ears back.
You, hare, are nimble and quick on your feet: run to the fox, tell her that the bear Mikhailo Ivanovich and his brother Levon Ivanovich have been ready for a long time, they are waiting for you, with their husband, Kotofey Ivanovich, they want to bow to the ram and the bull.
The hare ran towards the fox at full speed. And the bear and the wolf began to think about where they could hide.
Bear says:
I'll climb a pine tree. And the wolf says to him:
Where am I going to go? After all, I can’t climb a tree. Bury me somewhere.
The bear hid the wolf in the bushes, covered it with dry leaves, and he climbed onto the pine tree, to the very top of his head, and looked to see if Kotofey Ivanovich was coming with the fox.
Meanwhile, the hare ran to the fox’s hole:
The bear Mikhailo Ivanovich and the wolf Levon Ivanovich sent to say that they have been waiting for you and your husband for a long time, they want to bow to you as a bull and a ram.
Go, scythe, we'll be there now.
So the cat and the fox went. The bear saw them and said to the wolf:
What a little governor Kotofey Ivanovich is!
The cat immediately rushed at the bull, ruffled the fur, began to tear the meat with his teeth and paws, and he purred as if he was angry:
Mau, mau!
The bear again says to the wolf:
Small, but gluttonous! The four of us can’t eat, but it’s not enough for him alone. Perhaps he will get to us too!
The wolf also wanted to look at Kotofey Ivanovich, but he couldn’t see him through the leaves. And the wolf slowly began to rake up the leaves. The cat heard the leaves moving, thought it was a mouse, but suddenly he rushed and grabbed the wolf’s face with his claws.
The wolf got scared, jumped up and started running away. And the cat got scared and climbed up the tree where the bear was sitting.
“Well,” the bear thinks, “he saw me!”
There was no time to get down, the bear fell from the tree to the ground, knocked off all the livers, jumped up and ran away.
And the fox shouts after him:
Run, run, don't let him kill you!..
From then on, all the animals began to be afraid of the cat. And the cat and the fox stocked up on meat for the whole winter and began to live and get along. And now they live.
Cat and Fox
Once upon a time there was a man. This guy had a cat, but he was such a spoiler, it was a disaster! He's bored to death. So the man thought and thought, took the cat, put it in a bag and carried it into the forest. He brought it and threw it in the forest - let it disappear.
The cat walked and walked and came across a hut. He climbed into the attic and lay down for himself. And if he wants to eat, he goes into the forest, catches birds, mice, eats to his fill - back to the attic, and he won’t have enough grief!
So the cat went for a walk, and a fox met him. She saw a cat and was amazed: “For how many years I’ve been living in the forest, I’ve never seen such an animal!”
The fox bowed to the cat and asked:
Tell me, good fellow, who are you? How did you come here and what should they call you by name? And the cat raised his fur and answered:
My name is Kotofey Ivanovich, I was sent to you by the governor from the Siberian forests.
Ah, Kotofey Ivanovich! - says the fox. - I didn’t know about you, I didn’t know. Well, let's go visit me.
The cat went to the fox. She brought him to her hole and began to treat him to various game, and she kept asking:
Kotofey Ivanovich, are you married or single?
And I, the fox, am a maiden. Marry me!
The cat agreed, and they began to feast and have fun.
The next day the fox went to get supplies, but the cat stayed at home.
The fox ran and ran and caught a duck. She carries her home, and a wolf meets her:
Stop, fox! Give me the duck!
No, I won't give it away!
Well, I'll take it myself.
And I’ll tell Kotofey Ivanovich, he’ll put you to death!
Haven't you heard? Voivode Kotofey Ivanovich was sent to us from the Siberian forests! I used to be a maiden fox, and now I’m our governor’s wife.
No, I haven’t heard, Lizaveta Ivanovna. How should I look at him?
Uh! Kotofey Ivanovich is so angry with me: anyone he doesn’t like will eat him now! Prepare the ram and bring it to bow to him: put the ram in a visible place, and hide yourself so that the cat doesn’t see you, otherwise, brother, you’ll have a hard time!
The wolf ran after the ram, and the fox ran home.
A fox is walking and he meets a bear:
Wait, fox, who are you bringing the duck to? Give it to me!
Go ahead, bear, I’ll get you well, otherwise I’ll tell Kotofey Ivanovich, he’ll put you to death!
Who is Kotofey Ivanovich?
And who was sent to us from the Siberian forests by the commander. I used to be a maiden fox, and now I am the wife of our governor, Kotofey Ivanovich.
Is it possible to watch it, Lizaveta Ivanovna?
Uh! Kotofey Ivanovich is so angry with me: anyone he doesn’t like will eat him now. You go, prepare the bull and bring it to him to bow to. But look, put the bull in a visible place, and hide yourself so that Kotofey Ivanovich doesn’t see you, otherwise you’ll have a hard time!
The bear followed the bull, and the fox went home.
So the wolf brought a ram, skinned it, and stood there thinking. He looks and the bear climbs with the bull.
Hello, Mikhailo Ivanovich!
Hello, brother Levon! What, haven’t you seen the fox with her husband?
No, Mikhailo Ivanovich, I’m waiting for them myself.
“Go and call them,” the bear says to the wolf.
No, I won’t go, Mikhailo Ivanovich. I'm slow, you better go.
No, I won't go, brother Levon. I'm furry, clumsy, where do I belong!
Suddenly - out of nowhere - a hare runs. The wolf and the bear will shout at him:
Come here, scythe!
The hare sat down, his ears back.
You, hare, are nimble and quick on your feet: run to the fox, tell her that the bear Mikhailo Ivanovich and his brother Levon Ivanovich have been ready for a long time, they are waiting for you, with their husband, Kotofey Ivanovich, they want to bow to the ram and the bull.
The hare ran towards the fox at full speed. And the bear and the wolf began to think about where they could hide.
Bear says:
I'll climb a pine tree. And the wolf says to him:
Where am I going to go? After all, I can’t climb a tree. Bury me somewhere.
The bear hid the wolf in the bushes, covered it with dry leaves, and he climbed onto the pine tree, to the very top of his head, and looked to see if Kotofey Ivanovich was coming with the fox.
Meanwhile, the hare ran to the fox’s hole:
The bear Mikhailo Ivanovich and the wolf Levon Ivanovich sent to say that they have been waiting for you and your husband for a long time, they want to bow to you as a bull and a ram.
Go, scythe, we'll be there now.
So the cat and the fox went. The bear saw them and said to the wolf:
What a little governor Kotofey Ivanovich is!
The cat immediately rushed at the bull, ruffled the fur, began to tear the meat with his teeth and paws, and he purred as if he was angry:
Mau, mau!
The bear again says to the wolf:
Small, but gluttonous! The four of us can’t eat, but it’s not enough for him alone. Perhaps he will get to us too!
The wolf also wanted to look at Kotofey Ivanovich, but he couldn’t see him through the leaves. And the wolf slowly began to rake up the leaves. The cat heard the leaves moving, thought it was a mouse, but suddenly he rushed and grabbed the wolf’s face with his claws.
The wolf got scared, jumped up and started running away. And the cat got scared and climbed up the tree where the bear was sitting.
“Well,” the bear thinks, “he saw me!”
There was no time to get down, the bear fell from the tree to the ground, knocked off all the livers, jumped up and ran away.
And the fox shouts after him:
Run, run, don't let him kill you!..
From then on, all the animals began to be afraid of the cat. And the cat and the fox stocked up on meat for the whole winter and began to live and get along. And now they live.
Alternative text:
The Cat and the Fox - Russian folk tale adapted by A.N. Tolstoy
The Cat and the Fox - Russian folk tale adapted by A.N. Afanasyev
Once upon a time there was a man. This guy had a cat, but he was such a spoiler, it was a disaster! He's bored to death. So the man thought and thought, took the cat, put it in a bag and carried it into the forest. He brought it and threw it in the forest - let it disappear.
The cat walked and walked and came across a hut. He climbed into the attic and lay down for himself. If he wants to eat, he’ll go into the forest, catch birds and mice, eat his fill, and go back to the attic, and he won’t have enough grief!
So the cat went for a walk, and a fox met him. I saw a cat and marveled: How many years have I been living in the forest, I have never seen such an animal!
The fox bowed to the cat and asked:
Tell me, good fellow, who are you? How did you come here and what should they call you by name?
And the cat raised his fur and answered:
My name is Kotofey Ivanovich, I was sent to you by the governor from the Siberian forests.
Ah, Kotofey Ivanovich! - says the fox. - I didn’t know about you, I didn’t know. Well, let's go visit me.
The cat went to the fox. She brought him to her hole and began to treat him to various game, and she kept asking:
Kotofey Ivanovich, are you married or single?
Single.
And I, the fox, am a maiden. Marry me!
The cat agreed, and they began to feast and have fun.
The next day the fox went to get supplies, but the cat stayed at home.
The fox ran and ran and caught a duck. She carries her home, and a wolf meets her:
Stop, fox! Give me the duck!
No, I won't give it away!
Well, I'll take it myself.
And I’ll tell Kotofey Ivanovich, he’ll put you to death!
Haven't you heard? Voivode Kotofey Ivanovich was sent to us from the Siberian forests! I used to be a maiden fox, and now I’m our governor’s wife.
No, I haven’t heard, Lizaveta Ivanovna. How should I look at him?
Uh! Kotofey Ivanovich is so angry with me: anyone he doesn’t like will eat him now! Prepare the ram and bring it to bow to him: put the ram in a visible place, and hide yourself so that the cat doesn’t see you, otherwise, brother, you’ll have a hard time!
The wolf ran after the ram, and the fox ran home.
A fox is walking and he meets a bear:
Wait, fox, who are you bringing the duck to? Give it to me!
Go ahead, bear, I’ll get you well, otherwise I’ll tell Kotofey Ivanovich, he’ll put you to death!
Who is Kotofey Ivanovich?
And who was sent to us from the Siberian forests by the commander. I used to be a maiden fox, and now I am the wife of our governor, Kotofey Ivanovich.
Is it possible to watch it, Lizaveta Ivanovna?
Uh! Kotofey Ivanovich is so angry with me: anyone he doesn’t like will eat him now. Go and prepare the bull and bring it to him to bow to. But look, put the bull in a visible place, and hide yourself so that Kotofey Ivanovich doesn’t see you, otherwise you’ll have a hard time!
The bear followed the bull, and the fox went home.
So the wolf brought a ram, skinned it, and stood there thinking. He looks and the bear climbs with the bull.
Hello, Mikhailo Ivanovich!
Hello, brother Levon! What, haven’t you seen the fox with her husband?
No, Mikhailo Ivanovich, I’m waiting for them myself.
“Go and call them,” the bear says to the wolf.
No, I won’t go, Mikhailo Ivanovich. I'm slow, you better go.
No, I won't go, brother Levon. I'm furry, clumsy, where do I belong!
Suddenly - out of nowhere - a hare runs.
The wolf and the bear will shout at him:
Come here with your scythe!
The hare sat down, his ears back.
You, hare, are nimble and quick on your feet: run to the fox, tell her that the bear Mikhailo Ivanovich and his brother Levon Ivanovich have been ready for a long time, they are waiting for you, with their husband, Kotofey Ivanovich, they want to bow to the ram and the bull.
The hare ran towards the fox at full speed. And the bear and the wolf began to think about where they could hide.
Bear says:
I'll climb a pine tree.
And the wolf says to him:
Where am I going to go? After all, I can’t climb a tree. Bury me somewhere.
The bear hid the wolf in the bushes, covered it with dry leaves, and he climbed onto the pine tree, to the very top of his head, and looked to see if Kotofey Ivanovich was coming with the fox.
Meanwhile, the hare ran to the fox’s hole:
The bear Mikhailo Ivanovich and the wolf Levon Ivanovich sent to say that they have been waiting for you and your husband for a long time, they want to bow to you as a bull and a ram.
Go, scythe, we'll be there now.
So the cat and the fox went. The bear saw them and said to the wolf:
What a little governor Kotofey Ivanovich is!
The cat immediately rushed at the bull, ruffled the fur, began to tear the meat with his teeth and paws, and he purred as if he was angry:
Mau, mau!..
The bear again says to the wolf:
Small, but gluttonous! The four of us can’t eat, but it’s not enough for him alone. Perhaps he will get to us too!
The wolf also wanted to look at Kotofey Ivanovich, but he couldn’t see him through the leaves. And the wolf slowly began to rake up the leaves. The cat heard the leaves moving, thought it was a mouse, but suddenly he rushed and grabbed the wolf’s face with his claws.
The wolf got scared, jumped up and started running away.
And the cat got scared and climbed up the tree where the bear was sitting.
Well, the bear thinks, he saw me!
There was no time to get down, the bear fell from the tree to the ground, knocked off all the livers, jumped up and ran away.
And the fox shouts after him:
Run, run, don't let him kill you!..
From then on, all the animals began to be afraid of the cat. And the cat and the fox stocked up on meat for the whole winter and began to live and get along. And now they live.