Once upon a time there lived a husband and wife. One day, while cleaning the stables, they found a silver coin.
– What are we going to do with her? - asked the husband.
“We’ll go to the fair tomorrow and buy a chicken,” answered the wife.
The next morning they went to the fair and bought a chicken. The chicken laid them a lot of eggs, they successfully sold them at the market and lived comfortably with the proceeds.
After some time, while cleaning the stables, they again found the coin.
– What are we going to do with her now? - asked the husband.
“We’ll go to the fair and buy the cockerel,” answered the wife.
They went to town and bought a cockerel. The hen and the cockerel raised chickens, and after selling them, the husband and wife began to live even better than before.
A little time passed, and again a coin was found in the stable, with which they bought a goat. She gave them a lot of tasty milk, and, having sold it, they began to live richer than before. A few days later they found a gold coin and bought a goat with it. When the goat and goat had kids, the husband and wife sold them at a profit and further replenished their piggy bank. After some time, a coin was again found in the stable, and the husband and wife got a cow. She gave them a lot of milk, and, having churned fragrant butter from it, the wife sold it at the market. With the coin they found, they bought a bull, and they had calves.
One day, while cleaning the stable, the wife again found a coin and bought a big fluffy cat. The cat immediately caught all the mice in the house that were spoiling the owner's property, and the husband and wife could not get enough of him.
Having once again found a coin, they began to think about what else they could buy.
“Now we are rich enough,” said the wife. - Let's build a crystal bridge.
They built a bridge, but before setting foot on it, they decided to test its strength. First they sent a chicken to the bridge. She walked back and forth across the bridge - the bridge did not crack.
The husband and wife sent a cockerel to the bridge. The cockerel ran across the bridge - it remained intact.
Then a goat, a goat, a cow and a bull walked across the bridge. The bridge stood firmly. It's the cat's turn to walk across the bridge. Before the cat had time to reach the middle, the bridge cracked and collapsed.
So who was the strongest? Cat! Why? Because he drank a lot of milk!
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru