The Cat Who Could Eat So Much
The story of a cat that can eat everything, even the moon!
Once upon a time, there was a man who had a cat, and it ate so much that he didn’t want to keep it anymore. So he decided to let her go, but before he did that, she had to have something to eat one more time. The woman gave her a plate of porridge and some fat. She swallowed these and jumped out the window. That man stood on the threshing floor.
“Have a nice day, housemate,” said the cat.
“Have a nice day, cat,” the man said. “Have you had anything to eat today?”
“Oh, just a little, but my fast is hardly broken,” said the cat. “I only ate a plate of porridge and some fat, and I was thinking about whether I should eat you too,” she said, then grabbed the man and ate him. Then she went into the stables. The woman is sitting and expressing milk.
“Good day, stable lady,” said the cat.
“Good day, cat, is that you?” the woman said. “Have you eaten your food yet?” she asked.
“Oh, just a little today. The cat said. “I only ate a plate of porridge and some fat and the man in the house, and I was thinking whether I should eat you too,” she said, then grabbed the woman and ate her.
“Good day, cow at the manger,” the cat said to the bell cow.
“Good day, cat,” said the bell cow. “Have you had anything to eat today?” “Oh, just a little. The cat said. “I only ate a plate of porridge and a little fat, the man in the house and the woman in the stable, and I was thinking whether I should eat you too,” said the cat. , then grabbed the bell cow and ate it. Then she went up to the orchard and saw a man sweeping leaves.
“Good day, garden leaf sweeper,” said the cat.
“Have a nice day, cat,” the man said. “Have you had anything to eat today?”
“Oh, just a little. The cat said. “I only ate a plate of porridge and a jar of fat, the man in the house, the woman in the stable, and the bell cow in the manger, and I was thinking whether I should eat or not. Wake up too,” she said and grabbed the leaf sweeper and ate him.
Then she came to a pile of rocks. The weasel stood there, looking around.
“Good day, weasel on the rock pile,” said the cat.
“Have a nice day, cat,” said the weasel. “Have you had anything to eat today?”
“Oh, just a little. The cat said. “I only eat a plate of porridge and a jar of lard, the man in the house, the woman in the stable, the bell cow at the manger, and the leaf sweeper in the garden, and I am considering whether I should eat meat either you or not,” said the cat and grabbed the weasel and ate it.
After walking for a while, she came to a hazel bush. A squirrel was sitting there picking nuts.
“Good day, squirrel in the bush,” said the cat.
“Have a nice day, cat! Have you eaten anything today?” said the squirrel.
“Oh, just a little. The cat said. “I only eat a plate of porridge and a jar of fat, the man in the house, the woman in the stable, the bell cow in the manger, the leaf sweeper in the garden, and the weasel by the field. A pile of rocks, and I was wondering if I should eat you too,” she said and grabbed the squirrel and ate it.
After walking awhile, she met the fox Reynard creeping at the forest’s edge.
“Good day, fox, you sly thing,” said the cat.
“Have a nice day, cat! Have you had anything to eat today?” said the fox.
“Oh, just a little. The cat said. “I only eat a plate of porridge and a jar of fat, the man in the house, the woman in the stable, the bell cow in the manger, the leaf sweeper in the garden, and the weasel by the field. The pile of rocks and squirrels in the hazel bushes, and I was thinking whether I should eat you too,” she said and grabbed the fox and ate him too.
After walking some distance, she met a hare.
“Good day, hopping rabbit,” said the cat.
“Have a nice day, cat! Have you had anything to eat today?” said the hare.
“Oh, just a little. The cat said. “I only eat a plate of porridge and a jar of fat, the man in the house, the woman in the stable, the bell cow in the manger, the leaf sweeper in the garden, and the weasel by the field. The pile of rocks, the squirrel in the hazel bushes and the fox, the slyboots, and I was thinking whether I should eat you too,” she said and grabbed the rabbit and ate it.
After walking for a while, she met a wolf.
“Good day, wild wolf,” said the cat.
“Have a nice day, cat! Have you had anything to eat today?” said the wolf.
“Oh, just a little. The cat said. “I only eat a plate of porridge and a jar of fat, the man in the house, the woman in the stable, the bell cow in the manger, the leaf sweeper in the garden, and the weasel in the garden. The pile of rocks, the squirrel in the hazel bushes and the fox, the slyboots, the jumping rabbit, and I was thinking whether I should eat you too,” she said and grabbed the wolf. And eat him, too.
Then she went into the forest, and when she had gone further, over hills and valleys, she met a bear cub.
“Good day, little brown-coated bear,” said the cat.
“Have a nice day, cat! Have you had anything to eat today?” said the bear.
“Oh, just a little. The cat said. “I only have a plate of porridge and a small pot of fat, the man in the house, the woman in the stable, the bell cow in the manger, the leaf sweeper in the garden, and the weasel in the garden. The pile of rocks and the squirrel in the hazel bushes and the fox and the slyboots and the hopping rabbit and the wild wolf, and I’m thinking whether I should eat you too,” she said, then grabbed him. Little bear and ate it.
When the cat walked a little way, he met a mother bear scratching the tree trunk, causing the bark to fly off. She was so angry that she lost her baby.
“Good day, you bite the mother bear,” said the cat.
“Have a nice day, cat! Have you had anything to eat today?” said the mother bear.
“Oh, just a little. The cat said. “I have nothing more than a plate of porridge and a little fat and the man in the house and the woman in the stable and the bell cow[160] at the manger, and the leaf sweeper in the orchard and the weasel in the pile of rocks and the squirrel in the hazel bushes and the fox and the slyboots and the hopping rabbit and the wild wolf and the little bear in the brown coat, and I’m thinking whether I shouldn’t have done it. Eat the baby too,” she said, then grabbed the mother bear and ate it too.
When the cat went a little further, she met the bear himself.
“Good day, Bruin. Good friend,” she said.
“Have a nice day, cat! Have you had anything to eat today?” the bear asked.
“Oh, just a little. The cat said. “I only eat a plate of porridge and a jar of fat, the man in the house, the woman in the stable, the bell cow in the manger, the leaf sweeper in the garden, and the weasel in the garden. The pile of rocks and the squirrel in the hazel bushes and the fox and the slyboots and the hopping rabbit and the wild wolf and the brown bear cub and the biting mama bear, and now I’m thinking if I have it too should eat you,” she said, then grabbed the bear and ate it too.
Then, the cat walked farther and farther until it reached the parish. And there she met a bride on the road.
“Hello, bridal party on the way,” said the cat.
“Have a nice day, cat! Have you had anything to eat today?”
“Oh, just a little. The cat said. “I only eat a plate of porridge and a jar of fat, the man in the house, the woman in the stable, the bell cow in the manger, the leaf sweeper in the garden, and the weasel by the field. The pile of rocks and the squirrel in the hazel bush and the fox and the slyboots and the hopping rabbit and the wild wolf and the little brown bear and the biting mama bear and the good friend, and now I’m thinking whether I should eat you all,” she said and rushed into the wedding and devoured it, cook, musicians, horses and all.
After walking a while, she reached the church. And there she met a funeral.
“Good day, funeral at the church,” said the cat.
“Have a nice day, cat! Have you had anything to eat today?” the funeral said.
“Oh, just a little. The cat said. “I only eat a plate of porridge and a jar of fat, the man in the house, the woman in the stable, the bell cow in the manger, the leaf sweeper in the garden, and the weasel by the field. The pile of rocks and the squirrel in the hazel bushes and the fox and the slyboots and the hopping rabbit and the wild wolf and the brown bear cub and the biting mama bear and the good friend and the bride on the lawn. Road, and now I’m thinking whether to eat you too or not,” she said and rushed into the funeral, eating the whole funeral.
When the cat had swallowed it all, it flew straight into the sky, and when it had gone very far, it met the moon in a cloud.
“Have a nice day, moon in the clouds,” said the cat.
“Have a nice day, cat! Have you had anything to eat today?” said the moon.
“Oh, just a little. The cat said. “I only eat a plate of porridge and a jar of fat, the man in the house, the woman in the stable, the bell cow in the manger, the leaf sweeper in the garden, and the weasel in the garden. The pile of rocks and the squirrel in the hazel bushes and the fox and the slyboots and the wild wolf and the brown bear cub and the biting mother bear. The good Bruin and the bridal party on the road and the funeral procession at church, and now I am thinking whether to eat you too,” she said and rushed to the moon and ate him, half and whole.
Then, the cat went farther and farther and met the sun.
“Good morning, cat! Have you had anything to eat today?” said the sun.
“Oh, just a little,” said the cat. “I only eat a plate of porridge and a jar of fat, the man in the house, the woman in the stable, the bell cow in the manger, the leaf sweeper in the garden, and the weasel by the field. The pile of rocks and the squirrel in the hazel bushes and the fox and the slyboots and the hopping rabbit and the wild wolf and the brown bear cub and the biting mama bear and the good friend and the bride on the lawn. The road and the funeral at the church and the moon in the clouds, and now I’m thinking whether I should eat you too,” she said and rushed straight into the sun in the sky and ate him.
Then, the cat walked further and further until he reached a bridge, and there he met a substantial male goat.
“Good morning, billy goat on the wide bridge,” said the cat.
“Good morning, cat! Have you had anything to eat today?” said the goat.
“Oh, just a little. The cat said. “I only have a plate of porridge and a jar of fat, the man in the house, the woman in the stable, the bell cow in the manger, the leaf sweeper in the garden, and the weasel on the rock. -the stake and the squirrel in the hazel bush and the fox and the slyboots and the hopping rabbit and the wild wolf and the brown bear cub and the biting mama bear and the good friend and the bride on the road and the funeral in church, the moon in the clouds and the sun in the sky, and now I’m thinking whether I should eat you too,” she said.
“We’ll fight about that first,” the goat said and hit the cat with his horn, causing it to roll off the bridge, into the water, and burst.
Then they all crawled out; each went to his place, all the people the cat had eaten, and each was as alive as before, the man in the house, the woman in the house. Stables and bell cow at home. The manager and the leaf sweeper in the orchard and the weasel on the pile of rocks and the squirrel in the hazel bushes and the fox and the slyboots and the jumping rabbit and the wild wolf and the little brown bear and the biting mother bear and Bruin’s good friends and bridal parties on the road and funerals at the church and the moon in the clouds and the sun in the sky.
