The Cat who became Head-Forester
And that is what happened to the old tom-cat with one eye, who was sewn up in a bag and thrown away in the forest.
"Just think what would happen to our handsome Vladimir if we were to throw him away!" said Vanya.
There was once an honest journeyman tailor, by name Labakan, who learned his trade with an excellent master in Alexandria. It could not be said that Labakan was unhandy with the needle; on the contrary, he could make excellent work: moreover, one would have done him injustice to have called him lazy. Nevertheless, his companions knew not what to make of him, for he would often sew for hours together so rapidly that the needle would glow in his hand, and the thread smoke, and that none could equal him.
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