In one village there lived a thief named Shvey A. He was a simple-minded man, and therefore could not get out of poverty. One night he climbed into the house of a rich widow and began rummaging around in the corners. The widow slept very lightly and, as soon as she heard the creaking of the floorboards, she immediately woke up.
-Who's there? – she asked in fear.
- Meow-meow! – answered Seamstress A and went away.
The next night, Seamstress A again climbed into the widow’s house.
-Who's there? – the widow asked again.
- Yesterday's cat! – answered Shvey A.
The widow jumped out of bed and started shouting:
- Help, help!
But there was no trace of the thief.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru