The farmer and the cat

     One day, the farmer thought: "Why should I feed the cat when she is of no use! She drinks a bowl of milk three times a day. In a week, that's a bucket, in a month a tub, and in a year a large barrel."
     He immediately calculated everything into money. The sum he reached took his breath away!
     He called the cat at once:
     "Kitty! Where are you?"
     The cat ran over, thinking the farmer had prepared milk for her.
     Without mercy, he told her she had to leave the house.
     She begged him desperately: "Master, don't drive me away! I have faithfully served you for many years. Where will I go now?"
     But he would not be softened. His heart was like stone.
     And so, the hungry cat set out into the world.
     The farmer was pleased to say:
     "One less freeloader."
     For a long time, nothing happened.
     Then one day a mouse appeared. Then a second and a third. Even some rats came crawling from somewhere.
      Soon the granary with the grain was completely empty. Not a single grain was left.
     When the farmer found out, he felt remorse too late.
     "Kitty! Kitty, come back!"
     He called and called—but in vain.
 
 
     Translated into English by artificial intelligence.