In the old days, a dog, a cat and a mouse lived very amicably and never quarreled. But one day the owner granted the dog the title of yard dog and awarded it a gold certificate for its diligence. The cat saw such a thing and even turned black with envy.
“I won’t find peace,” she says to the mouse, “as long as the dog has a golden certificate.” After all, she will guard the master’s goods more than ever, and not even a crumb will fall from him to us. Go steal the dog's golden certificate!
The mouse stole the golden letter, they hid it with the cat and went to the dog.
- You, they say, are now man’s first friend? By what right? - asked the cat.
“I was given a golden certificate for this,” answered the dog.
- Well, show me your diploma! - the cat got angry.
The dog began to look for her. I searched and searched, but didn’t find it.
- You stole it! - she attacked the mouse.
She was confused:
- The cat made me do it!
The cat couldn’t restrain herself and rushed at the mouse:
- Here I am for you!
The mouse huddled in a hole and barely escaped.
The dog sees that the cat is to blame for everything, and how he rushes after her! The cat jumped onto the tree! That's the only way I was saved!
Since then, the dog, cat and mouse have ceased to be friends.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru