Ukraine folk tale – 9

Ukraine folk tale `Mr. Kotskiy`

Once a man had an old cat. The owner took him to the forest. The fox saw and asked:: - What are you? The cat said: - I'm Mr. Kotsky. They began to live together. One day a bunny was supposed to come in, but the fox frightened him by Mr. Kotsky. He told this to the wolf, the bear and the boar. They wanted to see Mr. Kotsky and decided to invite him to dinner. And the fox said: - You shold hide because he will tear you apart. They hid. When Mr. Kotsky finished eating the meat, the mosquito bit the boar's tail. The boar stirred! Mr. Kotsky thought it was a mouse and jumped. The boar escaped. Mr. Kotsky got scared and jumped on a tree where the bear was sitting. He began to climb higher, but fell on the wolf. How they ran away! Then they gathered and said: - Small, but he can eat us all!