There lived a bitter drunkard. And he had a cat and a dog, who constantly argued which of them was the owner’s true friend.
So one day he wanted to drink, as always.
And the cat, who helped him out when he had no money in such cases, is already right there:
- Sell me and buy yourself a drink! And I, as your most faithful and true friend, will run away and return to you again!
No sooner said than done.
A drunkard sold a cat.
I bought a bottle of wine with the proceeds.
And he was just about to drink when the dog suddenly growled so much that the bottle fell out of his hands and all the wine spilled on the ground.
- Oh, so? – the drunkard got angry and began to beat the dog.
But she didn’t even run away.
- Bey says, just don’t drink!
Then, fortunately for the dog, the cat returned.
She found out what was the matter, looked triumphantly at the beaten dog and went with the owner to the market again.
He returned with a new bottle of wine.
And as soon as he uncorked it, the dog this time barked that this bottle had fallen and broken.
The drunkard got angry.
He began to hit the dog with anything.
He himself became worse than a watchdog.
- I hate it! - growls. - I'll kill you!
- Kill! – the dog agreed. - Just don’t drink!
The drunkard looked at her.
And suddenly his eyes became meaningful.
He finally realized who his real friend was.
And he began to stroke the dog and ask her for forgiveness.
And when she returned again, he sold the cat again. Only this time so far away that she could never return...
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru