Reading Notes: Brothers Grimm (Ashliman) Part A

Cat with Mouse

By Yintan found on Wiki

A cat and a mouse became very close to each other. The cat loved the mouse so much that the cat convinced the mouse to live with him. They needed to prepare for winter. They bought a pot of fat and decided the safest place to store it was in the church under the alter because no one would dare steal from a church. The cat decided that he really wanted some of the fat without the mouse knowing. The cat lied to the mouse and left the mouse home alone to go get some fat. The cat left and went to the church. He began licking the fat before he went to the town and walked on the roofs. He did not return until the evening. The cat told the mouse that they named his godchild “Top-Off.” The cat again lied to the mouse about going to be a godfather to another child to go get more fat. When he returned, he told the mouse that they named the new child “Half-gone.” The cat again lied to the mouse about another new child. The mouse was skeptical but agreed to let the cat go. The cat finished off the fat before returning home. The cat told the mouse the new child’s name was “All-gone.” When winter came, the mouse needed food, so the cat and mouse went together to the pot. When the mouse saw it was all gone, the mouse realized what had happened. The mouse was angry and began to accuse the cat. The cat then ate the mouse. The End.

Bibliography:

 The Grimm Brothers' Children's and Household Tales translated by D. L. Ashliman (1998-2013). Link