Uncle Fyodor the Dog and the Cat by Auspensky

She, of course, did not believe that Uncle Fyodor would leave home. And Daddy didn't believe it either. They thought he was just talking. But he meant what he said.

Uncle Fyodor, the dog and the cat.

Some parents had a boy. His name was Uncle Fyodor. Because he was very serious and independent. At four he learned to read, and at six he was already making his own soup. In general, he was a very good boy. And his parents were good – his father and mother.

And everything would have been fine, only his mother didn't like animals. Especially cats of all kinds. And Uncle Fyodor loved animals, and he and his mother always had different arguments.

And one day it was like this. Uncle Fyodor was walking up the stairs eating a sandwich. He sees a cat sitting at the window. A big, big, striped cat. The cat says to Uncle Fyodor:

– You're eating the sandwich wrong, Uncle Fyodor. You're holding it with the sausage up, and you should put it with the sausage on your tongue. Then it tastes better.

Uncle Fyodor tried it – it really does taste better. He gives the cat a treat and asks:

– I know everyone in your house. I live in the attic, and I can see everything. Who's good and who's bad. Only now my attic is being repaired, and I have no place to live. And then they might even lock the door.

– That's the way it is," says the cat. – You can remember a word or two. And then I lived with a professor who studied the language of animals. So I learned. Now you can't do without a language. You'll be lost at once, or they'll make a hat or a collar or just a doormat out of you.

So they went to Uncle Fyodor's. The cat ate and slept under the sofa all day like a gentleman. And in the evening daddy and mommy came. Mom came in and said:

– Something smells like a cat's perfume in here. It must be Uncle Fyodor's cat.

– "That one," answers Mama. – Well, think about it, what good is this cat?

– Why does it have to do any good? What good is that picture on the wall?

– This picture on the wall," says Mama, "is very good. It covers the hole in the wallpaper.

– So what? – Daddy disagrees. – And the cat will be useful. We'll train him to be a dog. We'll have a guard cat. He'll guard the house. It won't bark or bite, but it won't let you in the house.

– You and your fantasies! You've ruined my son… I'll tell you what. If you like this cat so much, it's either him or me.

Chapter 2
The Village

Uncle Fyodor got on the bus and drove. The ride was good. The buses at this time out of town are completely empty. And no one interrupted them to talk. Uncle Fyodor asked, and the cat from the bag answered.

– And I don't know how. And they called me Barsik, and Puskok, and Bolotus. I've even been Kitty Kitty. But I do not like it all. I want to have a last name.

– Something serious. A sailor's name. I'm a sea cat. A ship's cat. My grandparents sailed on ships with sailors. And I'm drawn to the sea, too. I long for the oceans. But I'm afraid of water.

– Let's give you the surname Matroskin," says Uncle Fyodor. – It has something to do with cats, and there's something nautical about the name.

– Yes, there is something nautical here," agrees the cat, "that's right. But what does it have to do with cats?

– I do not know, – says Uncle Fyodor. – Maybe because cats are striped and so are sailors. Their stripes are like that.

He was so happy that he had a last name now that he even smiled for joy. He reached deep into his bag and began to try on his last name.

"Cat Matroskin can't come to the phone. He's very busy. He's lying on the stove."

And the more he tried it on, the more he liked it. He peeked out of the bag and said:

– I really like that my last name isn't teasing. Not like, for example, Ivanov or Petrov.

– It's because you can always say: "Ivanov without pants, Petrov without firewood. You can't say anything of the kind about Matroskin.

The village is beautiful. It's surrounded by forest, fields, and a river not far away. The wind blows so warm, and there are no mosquitoes. And very few people live in the village.

– Don't you have an extra empty house here? I could live there.

– As much as you want! We had a new house built across the river, a five-story house, just like in town. So half the village moved there. But they left their houses. And vegetable gardens. And even some chickens. Choose any house and live there.

So they went to choose. And then a dog runs up to them. A shaggy, disheveled one. All covered in turnips.

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• Matroskin is a homeless philosopher cat, taken in by a schoolboy.
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Part One. Chapter One: Uncle Fyodor There was a boy in my parents' house. His name was Uncle Fyodor. Because he was very serious and independent. He learned to read at four years old, and at six he was already making his own soup. In general, he was a very good boy. And his parents were good – his father and mother. And everything would have been fine, only his mother didn't like animals. Especially all kinds.

Eduard Uspensky – Uncle Fyodor, the Dog and the Cat and Politics: A Tale

– Uncle Fyodor, tell me, is a military coup possible in our village?

– This is the situation," says Uncle Fyodor, "when the military takes all power.

– It's very simple. Military posts are introduced everywhere. In the factory, in the ministry, on television, in the newspapers. Everywhere, everywhere.

– And so. For example, we will have a general sitting in the village council, a general sitting in the post office, a colonel in charge of the store.

– No one. Well, think about it: will it bring more food, will there be more televisions in the store?

– But the discipline will improve," says the letter carrier Pechkin. – Everyone will go to work in formation and on time. And the colonel in the store won't close the store three hours earlier.

– But that won't make the goods any bigger," argues Uncle Fyodor. – You, Matroskin, herd the cow on your own, and if the colonel stands beside you, will you get more milk?

– That's right," says Uncle Fyodor. – What about you, Comrade Pechkin, will you deliver more newspapers if you have a general at the post office?

– Because they'll close down half the papers," says Pechkin the letter carrier.

– Maybe the factories will start making more suits when the military arrives?

– "It's nothing of the sort," says Matroskin the cat. – They will sew even less.

– 'Military Marshal Vyazov,' answers Postman Pechkin. – He and I served together.

– I know him! – Shariok shouts. – I saw his portrait in the newspaper. He also has seven rows of medals on his chest. And that's not all.

– There are as many more on his back. Maybe I should write to him and tell him to call off the military coup.

– We've got enough generals, we've got plenty of generals," says the cat Matroskin. – The soldiers must be persuaded. We need more soldiers for the coup.

– Uncle Fyodor, if you were appointed to the government, what minister would you be?

– I'd be Minister of Education," Uncle Fyodor answered. – I would make all textbooks fun, I would show educational movies in schools. I would build a swimming pool in every school. I'd have computers in every school.

Eduard Ouspensky
Uncle Feodor, the dog and the cat.

Some parents had a little boy. His name was Uncle Fyodor. Because he was very serious and independent. At four he learned to read, and at six he was already making his own soup. In general, he was a very good boy. And his parents were good – his father and mother.

And everything would have been fine, only his mother didn't like animals. Especially cats of all kinds. And Uncle Fyodor loved animals, and he and his mom always had different arguments.

And one day it was like this. Uncle Fyodor was walking up the stairs eating a sandwich. He sees a cat sitting at the window. A big, big, striped cat. The cat says to Uncle Fyodor:

– You're eating the sandwich wrong, Uncle Fyodor. You're holding it with the sausage up, and you should put it with the sausage on your tongue. Then it tastes better.

Uncle Fyodor tried it – it really does taste better. He gives the cat a treat and asks:

– I know everyone in our house. I live in the attic, and I can see everything. Who's good and who's bad. Only now my attic is being repaired, and I have no place to live. And then they might even lock the door.

– That's the way it is," says the cat. – You can remember a word or two. And then I lived with a professor who studied the language of animals. So I learned. Now you can't do without a language. Either they'll make a hat or a collar, or just a doormat out of you.

So they went to Uncle Fyodor's. The cat ate and slept under the sofa all day like a gentleman. And in the evening daddy and mommy came. Mom came in and said:

– Something smells like a cat's perfume in here. It must be Uncle Fyodor's cat.

– "That one," answers Mama. – Well, think about it, what good is this cat?

– Why does it have to do any good? What good is that picture on the wall?

– This picture on the wall," says Mama, "is very good. It covers the hole in the wallpaper.

– So what? – Daddy disagrees. – And the cat will be useful. We'll train him to be a dog. We'll have a guard cat. He'll guard the house. It won't bark or bite, but it won't let you in the house.

– You and your fantasies! You've ruined my son… I'll tell you what. If you like this cat so much, choose: either him or me.

Eduard Ouspensky
Uncle Fyodor, the dog and the cat.

"We are happy for you that you live well. And you shouldn't chop nature for firewood. Your master is right.

We send you a small, homemade sun. You know how to handle it. You've seen it with us. We're sending you a regulator to make it hotter and colder. If you forget something, write to us, we will explain it to you.

Institute of Solar Physics. The scientist at the window, in a coat without buttons, who now has the same socks, – Kurlyandsky."

He took a paper, rolled up in a tube, out of a drawer. It was a large transferable picture with the sun painted on it. Only not with paints, but with thin copper wires. The picture had to be transferred to the ceiling and plugged in.

They began to move the closet so that it would be more convenient to stick the sun on the ceiling. But Grabby didn't like it. He began to drop different things on them, hissing and biting. But still they moved the cabinet. The cat took the sun, got it wet, and transferred it to the ceiling. And turned the wires into electricity. Not just like that, but through a black box. This box had a knob on it. The cat turned the knob a little, and then a miracle happened: the sun began to shine. First the edge, then a little more. The room immediately became warm and bright. And everyone was happy and jumped up and down. And the little pebble on the cupboard jumped, too. Only not from joy, but because he felt hot. They quickly moved the closet back.

He laid a blanket on the floor, lay down on it in his panties and exposed his back to the sun. And the cat lay down on the blanket to warm himself. And everything in the house came to life. And the flowers reached for the sun, and the butterflies came out of nowhere. And Gavrusha the calf began to gallop like on the lawn.

And outside it is damp, cold and slushy. Soon winter will come. Their house from the street is so shiny, like a toy house. Even a tit started knocking on the window. But they didn't let her in. No need to pamper them. When the frosts will be hard, then you are welcome.

Since then, they began a very good life. In the morning they turn on the sun and warm themselves all day long. It is cold outside, and their summer is hot.

Chapter Four
The Treasure

– Why are we always without milk and without milk? We could die like this. We should buy a cow.

– To sell something unnecessary," the cat is angry, "you must first buy something unnecessary. And we have no money. – Then he looked at the dog and said: "Come on, Sharik, we'll sell you.

– Or else. You've become well-groomed and handsome. For you any hunter will give a hundred rubles. And more. And then you run away from him – and back to us. And we already have a cow.

– Yes? – Shariq shouts. – And if they put me on a chain?! Come on, cat, we'll sell you. You're well-groomed, too. You've gotten so fat. They don't chain cats.

– Hooray! – Shariq shouts. – It's about time! – And he quietly asks the cat: "And what is a warehouse?

– Not a warehouse, a treasure, – says the cat. – Money and treasures, which people have hidden in the ground. Bandits all sorts.

The dog immediately realized everything and decided to hide the bones, so that the cat doesn't know anything about them.

– How come I didn't think of the treasure myself? Now we can buy a cow, and we don't have to work in the garden. We can buy everything at the market.

And then they came to a place in the forest. There was a big earthen mountain, and in the mountain there was a cave. Bandits used to live in it. And Uncle Fyodor started digging.

– You're a freak! Who in the city is looking for treasure! You can't even dig there – asphalt is everywhere. And here, the ground is so soft. It's all sand. We'll find treasure here in no time. And we'll buy a cow.

– Because I don't need a cow. I don't like milk. I'll buy my own sausage at the store.

– And I don't really like milk either," says Uncle Fyodor. – If only a cow would give me kvass or lemonade…

– But I don't have enough money for a cow alone! – argues the cat. – The farm needs a cow. What's a farm without a cow?

– So what? – says Sharik. – You do not have to buy a big cow. You buy a small one. There are special cows for cats. Goats are called.

And then Uncle Fyodor's shovel rattles against something – and it's a forged trunk. And in it all sorts of treasures and ancient coins. And precious stones. They took the chest and went home. And the letter carrier Pechkin came towards them.

Chapter Five
First Purchase

– "It's your fault," said Mummy. – You let him do everything, and he got spoiled.

– And you should have got him used to technology. Buy him a construction set or a vacuum cleaner to keep him busy.

– A cat is alive. You can play with him, and walk outside. And the constructor will be jumping for a piece of paper? Or can you, for example, drive a vacuum cleaner on a rope? He doesn't need a toy – he needs a companion.

– I don't know what he needs! – says my mother. – But all children are like children – they sit in the corner and make little people out of acorns. When you look at them, your heart rejoices.

– You do, but I don't. You have to have dogs and cats and buddies in the house. And all sorts of hide-and-seek. Then the kids wouldn't go missing.

– Then the parents would start disappearing," Mom said. – Because I'm already tired at work. I barely have enough energy to watch TV. And don't tell me your nonsense. You better tell me how we can find the boy.

– We should print a note in the paper that a boy is missing. His name is Uncle Fyodor. And describe everything about him. If anyone sees him, let us know.

That's what they did. They wrote a note. Told us what Uncle Fyodor looked like. How old he was. And that his hair was all sticky in the front, as if a cow had licked it. And they promised a bonus to whoever found it.

And they took the story to the most interesting newspaper. The one with the most readers.

But Uncle Fyodor didn't know any of that. He lived in the village. He asked the cat the next morning:

– He lived well. A half for a half. When they feed him, he lived well, when they don't feed him, he lived badly.

– I've lived a good life too. "Half and half," says Uncle Fyodor. – Only now we'll live differently. We'll live happily. What do you need to be happy, Matroskin?

– All right, buy yourself a cow. Or better yet, rent one. To try it first.

– It's a good idea to rent a cow. And then, if we like living with the cow, we'll buy it forever.