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Adam named the cat and the dog and they were close friends, shared food. When food became scare in winter, dog was sad, cat had a temper. Cat thinks they should "dissolve the partnership". Dog thinks he can help because of his strength, and is sad to see cat go. Cat goes to Adam's house to eat mice.
Cat: "We must each take an oath never to cross the other's path. That is the proper way to terminate a business agreement."
Adam takes the cat in, it eats mice and is happy and fat, forgets about dog.
Dog has a hard time finding food, moves in with wolves that share scraps with him, almost gets killed defending the lair from wild animals. Monkey won't take him in (throws coconuts), sheep say he can stay if he watches for wolves while they sleep; some run the wrong way and get eaten when he warns them. Dog decides to stay away from animals. He ends up begging at Adam's house and Adam makes him stay, even though he knows he shouldn't because of his oath with the cat. Cat is angry, which makes dog sad. They fight. Adam can't get them to agree. Dogs and cats all fight from then on.
** Notes for me: Morgana leaves Leblanc and Akira behind, goes to the Velvet Room and asks Igor if he can stay if he hunts the mice. The Velvet Room has no mice, so Igor creates them for him. Akira is sad and can't live without Morgana. Food doesn't taste the same and life doesn't have that same sparkle without his beloved cat. He ends up at the Velvet Room to seek advice and finds Morgana there. They fight, but in the end he convinces Morgana to come home.
Ibrahim goes from rags to riches when an Arab insists he sell him as a slave and keep the money. The Arab builds a palace for the merchant he is sold to, and everyone is surprised after it is built that the Arab was actually the prophet, Elijah.
The name of this story is perfect, but after reading I'm not sure if I would use it. Keeping the link and brief summary anyway, in case I want to revisit.
Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends by Gertrude Landa. Web Source.
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