A Monkey and a Cat
lived in the same
family, and it was hard to tell which was
the greater thief.
One day, as they were
roaming together,
they spied some chestnuts roasting
in the
ashes of a fire.
"Come," said the cunning
Monkey, "we
shall not go dinnerless to-day. Your
claws
are better than mine for the purpose; pull the
chestnuts out of the ashes, and you shall have
half."
Puss pulled them out,
burning her paws
very much in doing so. When she had stolen
every one, she turned to the Monkey for her
share of the booty; but, to her chagrin, she
found no chestnuts, for he had
eaten them
all.
A thief cannot be trusted even by another
thief.
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