M191. Cat and wild animals, ATU 103A, 103A*.

.15.16.27.-.33.35.

A fox (dog, squirrel) lives with whom and passes it off as a strong animal; forest predators are frightened and bring meat to appease the cat.

Italians (Puglia), Germans (north?) , Hungarians, Slovenes, Croats, Serbs, Macedonians, Bulgarians, Albanians, Romanians, Hungarians, Greeks, Slovaks, Russians (Murmansk, Karelia, Vologda, Tula, Ryazan, Voronezh, Kursk), Ukrainians (Ugric) Russia, Kholmshchina, Hutsulshchina, Galicia, Ternopil, Volyn, Podolia, Kiev, Poltava, Kharkiv, Kursk), Belarusians, (Kabardian people), Ingush, Terek Cossacks, Lacks, Tajiks, Estonians, Setu, Lutsi, Latvians , Lithuanians, Finns, Karelians, Veps, Western and Eastern Sami, Mari, Chuvash (?) , Mordovians, Kazan Tatars, Bashkirs, Udmurts, Komi, Kyrgyz, Northern Selkups.

Southern Europe. Italians (Puglia): Cirese, Serafini 1975, No. 103A: 21.

Western Europe. Germans (north?) : Uther 2004 (1), No. 103A: 78.

The Balkans. Albanians [the fox grew corn in the field, the boar, the wolf, the bear took everything for themselves; the fox met a cat named Deliterkuz, Bairaktár ("Strong Hanging Rope", "Chief"); they agree that the cat will climb the tree and meow, and the fox will say that he is going to tear the invaders to shreds; they come to the fox's house late at night; the boar hides in the hearth, sticking out a patch of ash, a wolf in the stove, a bear on a pear tree in the yard; the cat came in, mistook the patch for a mouse, clutched its claws, rushed to run, ran into a wolf, who panicked; the cat climbed into the pear with fear, the bear fell, breaking his leg; the invaders did not bother the fox anymore]: Lambertz 1952:193-198; Bulgarians [the cat is ugly, the owner took him to the forest; the fox untied the bag; the cat replied that his name was The nobleman is a cat and he is not afraid of anyone; he agrees to marry the fox; she calls a bear, a wolf, a wild boar to the wedding, tells him to bring more gifts; when he hears that the nobleman cat wears a sword before he go out to the guests, the bear climbed the tree, the wolf disappeared into the bushes, the boar hid under a pile of leaves; the cat saw a boar's ear, thought that the mouse clung to its claws; the boar ran, and the cat to the tree; the bear fell on the wolf; the animals ran away, the cat and the fox are happy]: Shereshevskaya 1957:17-23; Hungarians: Ortutai 1974, No. 62 [the cat took out milk, the mistress drove him away; fox: who are you? cat: Kings Kotofey; the fox tells everyone about this; the bear, the wolf and the hare send the crow to call the cat and the fox for dinner; when they see the cat, everyone is afraid; the bear hit the tree, the head in half; the wolf ran away, taking the meat spit, the hare jumped right into the fire and fried; the fox and the cat ate it]: 432-434; Dégh 1965, No. 25 []: 192-193; Romanians [the children jokingly hung a sword in the cat's belt; he decided to leave at home; tells the fox that she is going to look for a wife, she offers herself; the wolf asked the fox to show her husband; when he saw the wolf, the cat hissed in fear, and the wolf got scared and ran away; the same with the bear; they, along with the lion and as a hare, they decided to have a feast for the fox and the cat; on the way, the cat noticed a crow, climbed a tree and killed it; when the bear saw this, the bear climbed the tree, and the lion hid; when he saw something moving, the cat rushed, it there was a lion's tail, the lion ran away; the cat rushed to the tree, the bear fell in fear to where the wolf and the hare were hiding; all the food went to the cat and the fox proud of her husband]: Gaster 1915, No. 115:332-334; Serbs [the cat went looking for a bride, met a fox, they settled in with her; the fox came to the wolf, bear and wild boar, who shared meat; said that she had a husband; the animals wanted to see him but were afraid; the boar hid in the fallen foliage, wolf in the bushes, the bear climbed the spruce; the fox teaches the cat to show ferocity; the boar moved, the cat thought the mouse grabbed the boar's eye; the boar to one side, the cat to the other; the boar to the wolf: save yourself; the cat ate in fear, the bear fell in fear, broke his bones; all the meat went to the cat and the fox]: Eschker 1992, No. 48:212-213; the Serbs [bear, pig and fox cultivated the field together; when After sharing the harvest, the bear took the grain for himself, gave the pig straw, but nothing to the fox; the fox promised to bring a man from the royal palace - he would divide it fairly; the fox brought the cat, promising it mice on the threshing floor; the pig hid in straw, the cat took its snout for a mouse, grabbed; the pig rushed into the stream, the cat rushed to the tree, there was a bear, it fell and crashed; the fox got both grain and straw]: Karadzic 1854, No. 50:261-264 (= Golenishchev-Kutuzov 1991:238-239); Slovenes, Croats, Macedonians, Greeks: Uther 2004 (1), No. 103A: 78.

Central Europe. Russians (Murmansk, Karelia, Vologda, Tula, Ryazan, Voronezh, Kursk), Ukrainians (Ugric Russia, Kholmshchina, Hutsulshchina, Galicia, Ternopil, Volyn, Podolia, Kievskaya, Poltava, Kharkiv, Kursk), Belarusians: SUS, No. 103:66-67; Russians (Vologda) []: Efremov 1975, No. 2:158-159; Russians (Ryazan) []: Samodelova 2013, No. 21:21-22 (same No. 22:23-24); Russians (Voronezhskaya, p. Bolshaya Vereyka, 1925): Baryshnikova 2007, No. 20 (Western 1925) [Shvets goes to a foreign village, meets a wolf in the forest, who wants to eat it. Shvets asks the wolf to allow him to be measured before death, he turns, and the Swedish grabs the beast by the tail, beats him, and tears off his tail. The wolf meets the horse, wants to eat it, she asks the wolf to read the aphorism written in her ass, the wolf bends down and the horse lies down. He wants to eat a ram, which agrees to jump into his mouth, but hurts the wolf with horns. The wolf meets the fox, she says that she married the mayor, the wolf wants to see him. The fox agrees to show her husband in exchange for a ram, the wolf agrees. A bear is sitting at the fox, he climbs a tree. The cat screams that it is not enough meat, hides in the leaves, the wolf rustles with leaves, the cat decides that it is a mouse and rushes at it and scratches it. A wolf and a bear run out of the fox's house frightened. The rooster hears a conversation between a wolf and a bear, runs to the fox, shouts "point, point my braid, I want to cut a fox!" The fox and the cat leave the hut. The wolf breaks in, eats the rooster], 21 (Western 1936) [All animals in the forest flirt with the fox. She asks the cat to share chicken with her, he calls her to marry her, and she agrees. He treats her to chicken. The fox walks through the woods and no longer plays with the wolf and bear. The animals want to see the fox's husband, she demands that they bring a bull. He hides the wolf under the leaves, the bear on the tree. The cat eats a bull and purrs that there is not enough meat. The wolf tries to move the leaves away to see the cat, the cat moves and the wolf runs away, the cat climbs the tree in fear, the bear decides that the cat is following him. He falls to the ground in fear and dies]: 114-116, 116-117; Ukrainians [the cat calls himself Wise Solomon, the Widower Fox agrees to live with him; they brought a dead ram; a wolf comes; a fox: Wise Solomon is already eating Mr. Baranovsky and eating you; bear: run away, Mr. Kudlash, Wise Solomon is already eating Mr. Kozlovsky; wild boar: Mr. Rylach, Wise Solomon Pan Kudryasha eats and eats you; the animals came to look at the PS; the cat sees the boar's tail, thinks that the mouse clung, the boar rushed against the oak tree, the bear fell on the deck where the wolf was sitting; the animals decided not to go to the PS anymore]: Petnikov 1956:51-52; Slovaks: Uther 2004 (1), No 103A: 78.

Caucasus - Asia Minor. (Wed. Kabardian people [cat, goat and calf went for a walk, built a farce; a bear, a wolf and a wild boar live nearby; a bear sends a wolf to the cat to ask for food, otherwise they are impoverished; the cat offers smoked a wolf carcass, the wolf runs away; the same is a boar (offers a pork shoulder); the bear himself comes - the cat offers half of the bear carcass; each time he says that they eat everything; the bear calls the cat for a treat , climbed onto the plane tree; the boar covered himself with a mat, the wolf ran away to look; the cat brought a goat and a calf, began to nibble on the sheep's carcass, the goat and the calf to drink mahsyma; the boar pulled its tail, the cat decided that the mouse rushed, the boar ran away, there was a mat on his head; the cat climbed the tree in fear, the bear fell in fear; the wolf also ran away, not understanding what was going on; the cat offered to return home, for the bear, the wolf and the boar they will soon realize that they have been deceived]: Kardanov 196:106-110); the Ingush [the cat has aged, her owners have expelled her; she met a fox, says that the lion is the prince of animals, the tigress is his mother, and she is his grandmother; the fox asked the cat to live with her; when the cat was tired, the fox understood who was in front of her, but told the cat to continue pretending to be a tigress; to see her, the bear promised to bring cattle, and the wolf promised to bring a ram ; the fox advised the bear to climb the tree and the wolf to hide below; told the cat to look scarier; the wolf began to move, the cat thought it was a mouse, rushed, the wolf ran, the cat to the tree, the bear decided that he fell and killed after him; the meat of a sheep, bull and bear was eaten by a cat and a fox]: Sadulaev 2004, No. 11 33-34; Terek Cossacks (v. Ardonskaya) [the old man takes the old cat to the field; the fox offers him to live together; brings him a stolen goose; the wolf wants to take it away; the fox: "I will complain to Kotovich: he will cut you down with a scythe"; the wolf is frightened; the cat eats the goose, the fox goes for the chicken; on the way back it meets a bear; says to him the same thing as the wolf; steals a turkey for the cat; frightens the lion with the same words as the others; wolf, bear and the lion wants to see the cat; the wolf kills the sheep, the bear drags them to the tree, the lion comes to the fox with an invitation; she agrees; the wolf hides in the leaves, the bear climbs the tree, and the lion climbs into the hazel; a fox and a cat begin to eat lamb; a cat hears a rustle, "shuffles" to the leaves; a wolf runs away in fear; a frightened cat jumps on an oak tree; a bear rushes down; a lion, seeing a stir, runs after his comrades; the wolf says that the cat is small, but has a huge braid on its back]: Gusev 1893:348-351; Lucky: Bagry 1930 (2) [the dog and the cat of two poor people decide to go to the forest; they are met by the Wolf; Dog points to the Cat, says that Suleiman Khan is the owner of the whole earth, wants to drive the animals out of the forest; the Wolf runs to warn those to prepare gifts; the Fox tells the Wolf to bring the ram, the Bear to bring dry trees, she will steal the cauldron and matches himself; the animals climbed the tree, only the Pig stayed below; burned with hot soup, the Cat snorted on the tree; the bear falls in fear, breaks to death, the Wolf falls , runs, dies of a broken heart; The fox hit a little, ran away; The cat noticed a boar ear, thought that the mouse bit off, the Pig rushed into the reeds; the cat and dog ate lamb for three days, then returned to owners]: 127-130; Kapiyeva 1991 [Arakan is a woodcutter, his younger brother Sarakan sold clothes; A. found a kitten in the forest, gave it the name Maracan; M. grew up, S. persuaded A. to give M. to him; M. says he a harbinger of happiness; S. comes to a city where hordes of rats, M. exterminates them, S. receives a lot of money; returns the cat A.; he tells the mice that he will no longer eat them, prepares for a pilgrimage to Mecca, asks everyone to get together; asks who gnawed at his new charyks; everyone is silent, he strangled all the mice, set off; settled in a fox hole; the fox took his tail for a snake, ran away; the wolf, the bear is afraid to approach; the fox suggests that the wolf and bear bring meat, get the pot itself; the "snake" will crawl out after smelling the meat; the cat comes out, fumbles in the bushes; the fox thinks that ashdaha is looking for her, rushes away; the bear climbs a tree in fear, falls; the cat jumps into the bushes in fear, there is a wolf, he rushes away; M. ate all the meat, returned home to A.]: 285-290.

Iran - Central Asia. Tajiks (Shaydon in the Ferghana Valley) [the fox offers the cat to marry her; tells the bear, the wolf, that you can no longer go to her house - her lord has come and can eat everyone; bear promises to bring a goby, a wolf a ram; the fox comes out with the cat, the wolf hid under the hazel leaves, the bear climbed to the top of the hazel tree; the cat saw ears under the leaves, thought that the mouse rushed there, the wolf - to run, the cat decided that the dog climbed the hazel tree, the bear fell in fear and crashed, the cat and fox healed well]: Levin et al. 1981, No. 39:142-143.

Baltoscandia. Lithuanians [the children tied a ratchet to the cat's tail, he ran into the forest, the ratchet fell off, the cat found a dead horse and began to eat; the hare, the fox, the wolf are surprised that the little animal has overwhelmed the big one; the bear tells the wolf to steal the lamb, invite the cat; the wolf climbed under the brushwood, the bear on the Christmas tree; the cat saw the tip of the wolf's tail, thought the mouse, clung, vuolk run; the cat was frightened, climbed onto the Christmas tree, the bear with fright fell, crashed; the cat stayed in the forest]: Kerbelite 2014, No. 6:39-41; Lutsie (West 1893) [the fox invited the cat to marry her; wolf: don't shout too much if my husband hears certain death; the same with bear; hare; animals call a fox and a cat to visit; the wolf climbed under the brushwood, the boar under the roots of an oak tree, a bear on an oak tree; the cat sees a wolf tail, decided that the mouse jumped, the wolf ran; the cat is afraid of the oak tree, bear: now I'm done; I jumped down - exactly on a wild boar; the cat and fox got the forest]: Annom et al. 2018:302-303; Latvians: Niedra 1952:12-14 [the hunter went hunting with a cat; killed an elk, went after as a horse; when he saw the cat, the bear thought that he killed the elk; fox: I will bring him a goose, a bear honey, a wolf a cauldron, let the hare make a fire; the animals left the goose to cook in honey, the bear climbed the pine tree, the fox and the hare hid in the bushes, the wolf in a pile of brushwood by the fire; the cat smelled, saw the tip of the wolf's tail, grabbed, the wolf rushed away, the cat on the pine tree, the bear fell, breaking his neck; the fox with they laughed so much with a hare that the hare's lip burst], 16-17 [the owner kicked the cat out, the fox invited him to his place; tells the wolf to walk quieter so as not to disturb her young husband; you can only see him for good a treat; the wolf and the bear brought a bull; the boar buried in the moss, the wolf hid in the bushes, the bear climbed the tree; the cat thought it was a mouse in the moss, grabbed the boar's face, jumped into the bush in fear, the wolf and the boar rushed away; the cat climbed the tree, the bear fell in fear, also ran away; the fox got the bull]; Estonians (many records) [more often the cat is the wife of the fox, but there are also options with the cat - the fox's husband]: Kippar 1986, #103A: 89-90; seto [fox wolf: would be beautiful like this woodpecker! fox: get into the haystack, now you'll be colorful; the haystack is set on fire, the wolf burned down; the fox collected the bones in the bag, they jingle like money; bought a horse from the man, told him to open the bag at home, collecting everyone relatives - good luck; a hare, a wolf, a bear consistently ask to take them into a sleigh; the gulf is broken; the fox sends everyone to bring a suitable forest, the animals bring the unusable one; the fox brought it itself, they go on; fox: whoever tries to eat the horse first will bleed out of his eyes; but soon she starved to the horse; the horse was eaten; the fox felt sorry for the horse; fox: I'll go to the village for the headman, let him punish you for eating the horse; returned with the cat, the hare mistook the cat's tail for iron scrap from a distance, the animals hid; the cat saw the tip of a wolf's tail under a pile of brushwood, thought that the mouse, clung, the wolf ran, the cat to the tree where the bear hid; he fell, ran away with the hare; and the fox's eyes began to bleed; healer: you need to grease it with bear fat; the fox comes to the tree on which the bear ruins the hive; pretends to see nothing; it's plaintive: your parents threw me honey a little bit; the bear threw it off generously; the fox: and with joy they walked on the tree with a wheel; the bear tried it, fell and crashed to death; the fox healed its eyes and ate bear meat]: Mägiste 1990:7-14; the Veps [the cat and dog are old, the miller drove them away; they met a fox; the dog says the cat is king animals, will check who lives in the forest; when he found out about this, the bear climbed a tree; the cat rushed to the mouse, the bear was frightened, the cat too, rushed to the pine tree, the bear fell, ran away; the dog tells the wolf bring a sheep; lets him leave; cat and dog eat sheep]: Onegin, Zaitseva 1996, No. 42:156-157; Western Sami (Lyngen, coast of northern Norway) [cat came to the forest to catch birds; fox saw him do it, asked him to come again; told the bear and the wolf that she had a servant who could catch flying birds; left them by the tree, which she went after herself; the wolf hid below, peeking with one eye, the bear climbed the tree; the cat saw something shiny, caught up at it, it was the wolf's eyes; the wolf started running, who climbed the tree in fear; the bear decided that he was behind him, fell off a tree and broke his neck; fox cat: if I knew what was waiting for me here, I wouldn't have come, you deceived me]: Lagercrantz 1958, No. 336:17-18; Eastern Sami [the animals heard that he appeared dangerous and not the famous beast is a cat; when they heard that he was walking, they spread needles along the way; the cat was going to the wedding, shouting "meow, meow"; the fox: he says "little, little", ordered to put more needles; the wolf wanted to see the cat he stuck the tip of his muzzle out of the bushes; the cat thought it was a mouse, rushed at him; the bear and the cat climbed into the trees out of fear]: Yermolov 1959:47-48; Karelians: Konkka 1959, No. 6 (Priladoga Karelia, 1884, Zap. K. Crown) [the cat spilled the milk, the owner took it to the forest, the fox took it by her husband; tells the wolf that now she will not be offended, she has a husband; the wolf, the bear go to visit, first turn to the fox, she scolds them; then they call Muilovich's cat; a bear climbs a tree, a wolf is downhill, a lion hides under a cow's carcass; a cat rushes to meat, a lion hears "little" (meow) in Russian, sticks out the tip of its tail, the cat thinks that the mouse is enough, the lion rushes to run, the cat climbs the tree, the bear falls, the cat is also running in fear - just where the wolf is; the cat and the fox are eating the cow's carcass, others ran away and did not return]: 36-38; Stepanova 2000, No. 109 (northern, Tungud parish) [fox and crony cat; seeing a bear eat a horse he killed, the fox runs and screams that someone is coming with a gun; the bear ran away, the fox and the cat ate meat; built a hut; a fox for a bear and wolf: soon my godfather will wake up, he is very angry; his name is Mikko-Murnik; the animals want to see him; the bear is hiding, the cat rushes to the meat, the bear is frightened; the fox advises him to climb a pine tree, and the wolf should look into the hut; the cat grabbed the wolf's face, he ran, the bear fell from a pine tree and crashed against a stone; in the spring the cat and fox went to the village, the cat stayed there]: 175-177; Finns [the old man washed in the lake birch bark; consistently answers to a lion, bear, wolf that he washes lions, bears, wolf intestines, that it was not he who got them, but the earner; animals ask permission to look at the earner; the old man orders to bring them a treat; the lion climbed onto the stove, the bear climbed into the underground, the wolf climbed under the roof on the matitsa; a cat came into the hut, jumped on the table, began to eat; took the bear's ear by the mouse, clutched its claws; the bear roared, the cat on the stove, then on the matitsa, the lion and the bear fell and ran away; the lion completely ran away, and the bear and wolf were tired and stayed in the Finnish forests]: Konkka 1993:160-161.

Volga - Perm. Marie [a bump fell on the hare, he rushed to run, replies to the squirrel that the war is going on; then the fox, the wolf, the bear; the animals ran to the hut and began to live; the fox went to look for meat, met a strange beast; told others that she would invite him to lunch, only so that there was fatty meat; let the hare meet, the rest would hide; the bear under the bench, the wolf behind the stove, the squirrel on the crossbar, the fox on the floor; the cat I climbed onto the table where the meat was, saw the fox tail move, snorted; the animals ran away in horror; the cat left, the meat ran out; decided to eat each other; ate the squirrel, the hare; the fox: let's slaughter the one who wakes up in the morning with greasy lips; greased the wolf's lips; the bear crushed him; there was no fire; the fox showed the bear the moon, told him to climb the spruce tree, take the splint and light it; teaches him to jump, then he will get it; the bear fell, crashed, the fox ate it]: Tudorovskaya, Eman 1945:95-97; Komi [the man left the fornicating cat in the forest; the fox calls the cat to visit; tells the bear that he married the Siberian Cat Kotofeevich; what to see You can use it, but you need a hotel; the bear brought a bull, a wolf a sheep; the bear hid the wolf under the leaves, climbed the spruce tree himself; when he sees the bull, the cat meowed; the bear thinks "Not enough"; the wolf stuck his nose out see, the cat thought that the mouse stabbed the wolf's claws into the lips, he ran away, and the cat to the Christmas tree; the bear thought he had reached him, jumped down, ran away; since then, the animals have become afraid of the cat]: Lytkin 1961, No. 4:212 -213; Chuvash {plot 103 is different, and it is not certain that the Chuvash have 103A, not 103}: Kecskeméti, Paunonen 1974, No. 103, 103A: 219; Mordovians [the fox met a cat, offers to live together; went to open her boredom; tells the bear that she has a husband, Cat Ivanovich, you don't even stand dirt from under his feet; the bear is frightened; the same wolf; the hare; all three decide to have a feast, invite a fox with her husband; they call the fox one by one, she asks to wait: we will wash ourselves, wipe ourselves, put on shoes, etc.; the bear climbed onto a pole, the wolf below under the wood fire, the hare under the brushwood; the cat saw a bear, jumped on a pole, the bear fell in fear on the wolf, he stepped on the hare, ran away; the fox and the cat ate their bull]: Yurtov 1883, No. 9:23-27; Kazan Tatars [the cat came to the forest; the fox tells the wolf that it is a district police officer Inspector Kotan Ivanovich, eats a sheep and a bull at once; the wolf promises to get a sheep, a boar with a bear a bull, the hare serves as a liaison; the fox orders to bring another sheep and a foal; the animals hid, the cat attacked carcass; rushed for the mouse, the boar decided that it was at him, jumped out of the hole; the cat jumped out of the tree, the bear fell off the tree next to the hare, he ran, the wolf followed him; the cat stayed with the fox]: Zamaletdinov 2008a, No. 19:61- 62; Bashkirs [the old man and the old woman have two cats; the black one steals milk and sour cream, and the gray one catches mice; but the owner thought of gray, took it to the forest; the gray one climbed the tree; the animals sent a hare; gray: I am Batyr Cat; tells me to bring him mice; the animals could not catch mice, called the cat to visit; the wolf hid under the trough, the fox under a pile of brushwood, the bear climbed a tree; the cat sees honey, lamb, chicken and aspen bark, but indignant: why the mice were not cooked; the hare jumped on a pile of brushwood in fear, the cat saw the tip of the fox tail, rushed there; the fox ran away, and the cat climbed the tree; the bear in fear fell on the trough, the wolf ran away; the cat climbed the tree again; at home, the old man saw that the thief was a black cat, brought it in a sack into the forest, and took the gray one home; the animals thought that the bag was the old cat and killed him; decided that he changed the trail of their beatings]: Barag 1989, No. 107:419-425; Udmurts: Kelmakov 1981 [the owner took the malicious cat to the forest; Lisa meets him; the cat named himself Kotofey Kotofeevich, Lisa married him, live in her hole; Fox to Wolf: KK from Siberian forests, don't approach him without a gift; the same to the Bear; the Wolf brought a ram, the Bear brought a ram, the Bear a bull; both are afraid; they sent a Hare for the KK ; The wolf hid under a pile of brushwood, the Bear in a pine tree; sees the Cat and the Fox, tells the Wolf that the animal is inconspicuous; when he saw the meat, KK began to tear it up, shout "meow", but the Wolf seemed "not enough"; the Wolf became peeking out from under the brushwood to look at the KK, he thought that the mouse jumped, grabbed the Wolf in the face; The wolf was running, KK was also scared - at the pine tree; The bear decided that he was behind him, jumped down and ran away; Fox: you see ! Since then, animals have been afraid of the cat]: 55-57 in Kippar 2002:187-188; Kralina 1960, No. 23 [the cat consistently defeats a hare, fox, wolf, bear (everyone clings to the face); the fox advises inviting him to visit ; everyone brings a gift (cow, sheep, goose); a bear climbed a pine tree, a wolf under a pine tree in a hole, a fox and a hare under the brushwood; the cat rushed to the rustle, the hare rushed to run, the cat is frightened at the pine tree, the bear fell on wolves, both died]: 71-74.

Turkestan. Kyrgyz [the dog drank the cat's milk, he grabbed her face, the dog died; the cat was tied to guard the cattle, which tore the face of the neighbor's dog; he was named Chokchola Batyr; when migrating the cat bag fell out unnoticed, the cat got out, told the fox that he was not afraid of anyone; the fox brought him to her place, gave him a gopher; he hissed so much while eating that the hare, the badger and the fox itself were frightened; the cat fell asleep on the bed foxes, the hare tried to wake him up, the cat tore his lip; the fox told the wolf, tiger and bear that Chokcholoy Batyr had come to trial and massacre; the tiger brought the cow, the bear brought a wild boar, climbed the spruce; the cow turned out to be the cat's owners, said that it was stolen by a tiger; the tiger shook his head under the straw, the cat thought that the mouse clung to the ear, the tiger ran away; the cat climbed into the spruce tree in fear, the bear fell and crashed to death; the squirrel hit the cat with a bump; the cow brought the cat back to its owners]: Brudny, Eshmambetov 1981:258-262.

Western Siberia. Northern Selkups [a cat and a squirrel lived in the forest; they made a dugout for the winter; suddenly the ceiling began to crumble; the bear says he wants to eat them; the cat teaches the squirrel what to say to the bear; squirrel: mine the owner is very angry, I'm even afraid to say his name; let the bear bring the deer, otherwise he will feel bad; after that, the squirrel allowed the bear to leave]: Stepanova 2017, No. II-14:50-51.