So the fox ate the rooster and the duck, and licked his lips.  Then he went back and walked around the camps again at night, looking for food.

The Cat

Once an old woman had a goat.  She milked it and put the milkpot in a niche in the wall of her house.  The cat strolled by and drank the milk.  The old woman was angry at the cat.  She made a trap and caught the cat’s tail.  The cat without a tail said: “Old woman, give me my tail.”

The old woman said: “Cat, give me my milk.”  The cat went to the brown goat and said: “Give me a little milk.”

The goat said: “Bring me some leaves from the plane tree to eat.” The cat went to the plane tree and said: “Give me some leaves for the goat.”

The plane tree said: “Water my roots, then I’ll give you leaves.”  The cat went to the spring and said: “Give me some water for the plane tree.”

The spring said: “Bring some girls to dance around me.”  The cat went to the girls and said: “Dance around the spring.”

The girls said: “If Master Smith will give us bracelets, we’ll dance around the spring.”  The cat went to Master Smith and said: “Make some bracelets for the girls.”

Master Smith said: “Bring me an egg.”  The cat went to the hen and said: “Give me a couple of eggs.”

The hen said: “Go to the granary and bring me some grain.”  The cat went to the granary in the hollow wall and said: “Give me some grain for the hen.”

The granary said: “Plaster some cowdung over my hole, then I’ll give you grain.”  The cat went to the cow and said: “Give me some dung for the granary’s hole.”