like the sun!
_EVERYBODY_. Ah!
_THE MOTH_. Seems I'm rising once more! Oh yes, I'm flying!
_THE LITTLE CARP_. I command my fins to glare stronger than the Sun!
_EVERYBODY_. Ah!
_THE POT_. I can glare too. I'm glaring!
_THE OLD BOOT_. That's great, splendid!
_THE LITTLE CARP_. What a filthy mess here!
_THE MOTH_. So much dust here!
_THE OLD BOOT_. So it looks like a garbage dump!
_EVERYBODY_. A garbage dump!
_THE KITTEN_ (to The Dandelion). And for me! For me? Have you got something
for me? Squandered everything? You, greedy-guts. Nothing is left for me!
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Somebody growls, The Smart Cat.
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_THE SMART CAT_. What kind of profit,of profit,
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of profit,
Can I get here?
What kind of fun?
When the moon is shining
Or the sun
Or the sun
Or the sun...
Why are you so nervous,
What are you looking for?
You know Cat is coming
That's great misfor...
Silence! You fool, be carefu-u-l,
be carefu-u-l,
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Can you deceive anyone?
_THE DANDELION._ No.
_THE KITTEN._ Deceive! Neither can I!
_THE SMART CAT._ May be you can attack?
_THE DANDELION_. No.
_THE KITTEN_. Attack! Tell me quickly how to attack!
_THE SMART CAT_. Or you can be a thief?
_THE DANDELION_. No!
_THE KITTEN_. To be a thief! That's my dream to become a thief!
_THE SMART CAT_. Oh it's so easy. Well, then, everybody, come here. So do
you, Moth. Well, come nearer. Now I'll show you something interesting. You
must do this way... One, two, three... Finish!
_THE MOTH._ My new wings!
_THE SMART CAT_. Tearing your wings in pieces! That is what we call deception.
_THE KITTEN_. It is so easy to deceive!
_THE SMART CAT_. Now look! One, two, three... Done!
_THE LITTLE CARP._ My golden fins!
_THE SMART CAT_. Tearing your golden fins in pieces! That is what we call
attacking!
_THE KITTEN_. Attacking is also very easy.
_THE SMART CAT_. Well. Attacking... deceiving... threatening. Threatening.
Don't beg for fins and wings again! I'll take them away and tear them into
pieces. Look, he - himself hasn't anything more. You wouldn't dare!
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The Moth and The Little Carp disappear.
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Deceiving... threatening... What else? Ah! To be a thief! (To The Dandelion)
Let's do something else. I'll show you how to be a thief.
_THE KITTEN._ (To The Dandelion). Is it possible that you haven't anything
more?
_THE DANDELION_. Would you like me to make you a present?..
_THE KITTEN_. Oh, that's great!
_THE DANDELION_. If I give you friendship?
_THE KITTEN._ Friendship? Oh! I see! Is it better than the golden fins and
the new wings? Okay, let's. I'll take friendship. Let's see what kind of
profit I can get here.
_THE DANDELION._ Take it!
_THE KITTEN_. Give me!
_THE DANDELION_. Take!
_THE KITTEN_. Give, give! Throw it here!
_THE DANDELION_. Oh, no, friendship is something different. I can't give it
to you this way.
_THE SMART CAT_. What did you say you have? Friendship? Does it mean that you
don't want to give it on your own free will? Good, look, Kitten, now I'll
steal the friendship. Well. You all go away! One, two, three... One, two,
three...
_THE KITTEN._ It seems that you didn't succeed. Try once more.
_THE SMART CAT_. I'll get excited and I'll steal it. One, two, three... One,
two, three... It means I'm not excited enough. Hey, Boot, step on my tail.
Aha! Now I got excited indeed! Now look out! One, two, three!.. One, two,
three...
_THE OLD BOOT_. I'm quitting.
_THE POT_. I'm saving myself.
_THE FLY_. Stop, Smart Cat!
_THE SMART CAT_. I can't stop. They excited me!
_THE FLY_. You dare, you risk hurting yourself.
_THE SMART CAT_. Let me hurt myself! There is nothing that can be done for me
now!
_THE FLY_. Stop! You are trying to catch something that doesn't exist!
_THE SMART CAT_. What! What are you buzzing? I don't hear you! One, two,
three...
_THE FLY_. But you can't steal something that doesn't exist!
_THE SMART CAT._ I can! Something you can give - you can also steal! Now I'll
take it the same! It won't get away! Now I'll take it the same! It won't get
away! I'll run it down! I'll deceive it! I'll catch it!
_THE FLY_. You should wait it appears.
_THE SMART CAT_. Who else must appear?
_THE FLY._ Friendship!
_THE SMART CAT._ What friendship?
_THE FLY_. Friendship that soon will appear between them!
_THE SMART CAT_. I can't understand it. What are you buzzing about?
_THE FLY_. What do you want to steal?
_THE SMART CAT_. Everything!
_THE FLY_. You are greedy!
_THE SMART CAT_. I'm excited!
_THE FLY_. Their friendship is still a very small one, that is why you can't
catch it. It always falls through your claws.
_THE SMART CAT_. Ah, through my claws... I see...
_THE FLY_. Have some pity on yourself!
_THE SMART CAT._ Pity? On myself? I got excited by myself, and I'll calm down
by myself. The Smart Cat is good, he is cunning, dexterous, cowardly. Calm
yourself down, take off your claws, lower your tail, screw up your eyes,
purr... All you are fools!
_THE FLY._ You have to be more cunning.
_THE SMART CAT_. I can't be more cunning than I am. Teach me.
_THE FLY_. Okay. But first let's overhear what they are talking about...
_THE SMART CAT_. I am an expert at eavesdropping!
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The Kitten and The Dandelion.
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_THE KITTEN_. I don't know how to be friends. Teach me.
_THE DANDELION._ To be friends? - You must stretch out your hand.
_THE KITTEN_. I only have a paw.
_THE DANDELION._ Give me your paw.
_THE KITTEN_. And what else?
_THE DANDELION._ Now you must say that yo-uu need me so-o much.
_THE KITTEN._ I need you so-o much, I need you so-o much. And what else?
Well, then?
_THE DANDELION_. Now you give me your word of honour. Tell me that you will
never leave me.
_THE KITTEN_. I will give it to you. I am able to leave. The Fly taught me.
If you like. I can teach you too! You must turn your back on me. Well? You
don't want to? Then I'll turn.
_THE DANDELION._ Kitten!
_THE KITTEN_. What?
_THE DANDELION_. Where are you going to?
_THE KITTEN._ Now I must go and not glance back. Bye!
_THE DANDELION._ Farewell... Stop!
_THE KITTEN._ I can't stop. Farewell!
_THE DANDELION_. Doesn't it mean that if I suffer you won't come to save me?
It's so strange... Well, Okay, bye!
_THE KITTEN._ Adieu.
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Goes off.
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_THE FLY_. They have parted. That's great! This means that it works! I know
that friendship strengthens when apart. They say it becomes even stronger.
What a pity! But those who make friends posses all the world. Oh, sorry,
garbage dumps!
_THE SMART CAT_. Our garbage dumps!
_THE FLY_. Yes, those who are friends, can withstand all adversities!
_THE SMART CAT_. Our adversities!
_THE FLY_. They say, that friendship can destroy a lie!
_THE SMART CAT_. Our lie!
_THE FLY_. Cowardice can be lost because of friendship!
_THE SMART CAT_. Our cowardice!
_THE FLY_. Indifference!
_THE SMART CAT_. Our Indifference!
_THE FLY_. Stupidity!
_THE SMART CAT_. Stupidity!
_THE FLY_. Flattery!
_THE SMART CAT_. Flattery!
_THE FLY_. Envy.
_THE SMART CAT_. Envy!
_THE FLY_. Selfishness.
_THE SMART CAT_. Selfishness.
_THE SMART CAT_. Selfishness! Oh, will selfishness be lost too? Well, I can't
agree with you. Fly, bite my tail, try to tease me.
_THE FLY_. You'll do a lot of harm to yourself. You should be careful.
_THE SMART CAT_. I will be careful. I'm good at sneaking up.
_THE FLY_. You should be patient...
_THE SMART CAT_. I'm always very patient, while I'm waiting.
_THE FLY._ You should be more cunning!
_THE SMART CAT_. Oh, I'm cunning enough, you know.
_THE FLY_. Then... we'll wait! Let their friendship grow up and then...
_THE SMART CAT_. And then what?..
_THE FLY_. Then you'll seize it with all your paws.
_THE SMART CAT_. Oh, Fly!..
_THE FLY_. Well, Smart Cat!
_THE SMART CAT_. They are all fools.
_THE FLY_. Ha-ha-ha!
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Disappear. The Kitten.
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_THE KITTEN_. I'll!.. I'll!.. I'll scamper about! I'll! I'll! I'll get worked
up! I'll become playful! I'll! I'll! How dull it is... Oh! There's somebody
here!
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The Boot and The Pot.
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_THE OLD BOOT._ Good evening!
_THE POT_. Good evening!
_THE OLD BOOT._ What I told you! Even the sun is worn out. Everything wears
out...
_THE POT_. Fins...
_THE OLD BOOT._ Wings...
_THE POT._ Everything is worn out, everything is over.
_THE OLD BOOT._ How dark it is!
_THE POT_. Dark! What is it, there?
_THE OLD BOOT._ The moon has risen.
_THE POT._ It'll wear out by the morning.
_THE OLD BOOT._ It is not worth thinking about it. It will certainly be warn
out.
_THE POT_. And stars will be worn out.
_THE OLD BOOT._ Only we won't be worn out.
_THE POT_. We'll remain.
_THE OLD BOOT._ Yes...
_THE POT_. Yes...
_THE OLD BOOT._ See you soon!
_THE POT._ Let's meet in the morning, after the night is worn out.
_THE OLD BOOT._ In the morning, when the night is worn out.
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They part.
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_THE KITTEN._ They've gone away. And I'm alone! Oh, I feel upset! It is so
boring. Who is here?
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The Moth, The Little Carp.
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_THE LITTLE CARP_. I've nearly become the Goldfish forever...
_THE MOTH_. And I've nearly become a Butterfly!..
_THE LITTLE CARP_. Now I've got only gold dreams, left for me...
_THE MOTH._ Sometimes I still fly in my dreams...
_THE LITTLE CARP_. I'll go and have my dream...
_THE MOTH._ I may fly over the thistles in my dream...
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Go away. The Smart Cat.
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_THE SMART CAT_. I can't get asleep. I'm fond of walking under the Moon! I'll
tell you a secret: it's easier to steal something by moonlight. Because then
you can see everything. I mean, one can see nothing. My only eye is shining
brightly, isn't it? As if it were a green glow-worm! And my hair is so bright!
My second eye was catapulted. What an eye it was! Much better than this one!
They couldn't even be compared! How I could look at the world then! What a
keen eye I had! And now... When one looks at the world with his only eye,
everybody seems to be an enemy. I hear somebody approaching. Who is that? Oh,
it's you!... And there's somebody else... I'm leaving!
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leaves. The Fly.
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_THE FLY_. How quiet it is! How silent! Everybody is sleeping. Everything is
in order. The night moonlight is useful only to cats.
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Leaves. The Kitten and The Dandelion.
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_THE KITTEN._ Where did everybody hide from me? Hey! Is there anybody here?
Hey! Here you are!
_THE DANDELION_. I'm sleeping. Children should go to bed at night.
_THE KITTEN_. But I am bored! Well... Listen... Look... the Moon is so bright!
_THE DANDELION._ Moon! (Opening slightly). I like looking at the Moon!
_THE KITTEN_. As for us, cats, it's the best time for walks.
_THE DANDELION_ (half-open). Walks! I am fond of walks!
_THE KITTEN_. Well, get out!
_THE DANDELION._ What for?
_THE KITTEN._ Let's do something.
_THE DANDELION_ (getting out). Let's do.
_THE KITTEN_. Let's admire the Moon!
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They admire the Moon.
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Well, we have admired enough. Let's do something else.
_THE DANDELION_. Let's listen .
_THE KITTEN_. Well, let's listen.
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They listen.
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We've listened. What else? Well, let's smell.
_THE DANDELION_. But I can't.
_THE KITTEN._ Neither can I. We Cats have a poor nose. We'd rather look.
THE DANDELION. How clever you are.
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They look.
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_THE KITTEN._ Well, What did you see?
_THE DANDELION._ You.
_THE KITTEN._ And I saw you. It's Wonderful. Let's continue looking.
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They look.
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What else did you see?
_THE DANDELION._ The Moon.
_THE KITTEN._ Oh, so did I! Well, wait a minute. I've already seen it before.
When we were admiring it. And you?
_THE DANDELION._ I had seen it before too. Do you know, what we are doing now?
_THE KITTEN._ What?
_THE DANDELION._ It seems to me, that we are recalling. Let's recollect.
_THE KITTEN._ Let us.
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They recall.
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What are you recalling?
_THE DANDELION._ I think, I'm recalling you.
