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Reznikov Anatoly
Stormy Stream (The Adventures of Leopold the Cat)
Anatoly Reznikov
Stormy stream
(The Adventures of Leopold the Cat)
Warm summer day. The birds are chirping, the breeze is rustling. Among the dense greenery there is a white house. The kind cat Leopold lives in this one-story building.
The cat is sitting in a cozy chair and enthusiastically looking at a magazine with bright pictures. Turns page after page - nothing breaks the silence.
Two mice peeked out from behind the fence - white and gray. Here it is, Leopold! Here he is - an enemy for life! He sits and suspects nothing...
Tail by tail! White says.
Tail by tail! Gray says.
Two mice clasped their paws in a strong man's handshake.
We swear! White says.
We swear! - gray echoes hoarsely.
And the cocky friends began to show each other what they would do with this cat when they finally got to him.
The board in the fence moved aside and a white mouse appeared. I looked around - silence, peace. He looked back and waved his paw, calling his friend.
In short dashes the little mice rushed to the house of Leopold the cat.
And now they are already standing under his window. The white mouse jumped, but it was not strong enough - it did not reach the window. The gray one climbed up, slid down the wall and plopped down on the ground. Then the white one stood on the shoulders of the gray one.
He climbed onto a box of flowers and looked out the window - there he was, Leopold!
At that moment, water poured onto the mouse. This cat began to water his flowers. A small trickle of water turned out to be a whole waterfall for a little mouse. He couldn’t resist and flew down, splashed into a puddle, and was carried away by the stream.
He finally surfaced, climbed out of the water and stood next to his gray friend, completely wet to the skin.
They sat down on the lawn - the gray one in the shade under an umbrella, and the white one drying in the sun, his wet clothes hanging on a bush nearby. The little mice thought, thought about it, thought... They decided to give Leopold a dressing down. True, the idea is quite banal, but there will be laughter, and, of course, joy in gray and white.
And the little mice imagined, to the best of their “rich” imagination, that they hung a bucket of water over the cat’s door and shouted: “Leopold, come out!”
The cat opened the door to the yard. The bucket overturned and water poured onto his head - a primitive joke from second-year students. The cat is standing, water is dripping from him, his whiskers are drooping, he looks pitiful and funny.
The vision is gone.
The little mice hugged and patted each other on the shoulder. The hour has struck! Let's settle! Let's settle the score!
The little mice brought a bucket and placed a ladder against the wall.
The gray one ran to the tap, into which a hose for watering flowers and trees was inserted, and turned the valve.
Water ran through the hose, burst out in a tight stream and knocked down the white mouse, throwing him up.
The mouse flew through the air and plopped down on the sloping roof of Leopold the cat's house. He drove over the tiles and fell headfirst into a flower pot.
What is not a flower - alive! And they immediately poured water on it - to grow healthy.
Let's take revenge! - the white one squeaked, shaking himself off.
Let's take revenge! grey croaked.
But now, it seems, all the troubles are behind us. The white mouse climbed several steps up the stairs, pointed the end of the hose down into the bucket, and waved his paw to the gray one.
Turned the crane. A hard jet of water hit. The hose twitched and began to escape from the paws of the white mouse. And he grabbed onto it with a death grip.
He was torn off the stairs. The hose burst out of his paws, knocked the mouse down with a tight stream and let him jump, spin, watering everything in his path.
A stream of water fell into the open window of Leopold the cat's house and doused him from head to toe.
The cat jumped out of his chair, decided that it was raining, and quickly closed the window.
And the hose is still running around the yard and watering everything around. A gray mouse saw a stream of water, screamed and rushed away. The water caught up with him, knocked him off his feet, picked him up and carried him forward.
And there's a tree on the way.
The mouse slammed into the trunk and slid down it to the ground. The shock caused apples to fall from the tree and bury the mouse. While raking apples, he struggled to freedom.
Chav-chav... - was heard nearby.
And this white mouse is gobbling up a juicy apple on both cheeks. The gray one got angry, grabbed a huge apple and was just about to throw it at his friend when they were immediately overtaken by a tight stream.
It fell on the mice like a waterfall and carried them away, not making out the road, sweeping away everything in its path.
A stream of water rushes between the bushes, and little mice are floundering in it. They either disappear under water or reappear on the surface.
The little mice found themselves near the stairs, which were placed against the wall of Leopold the cat’s house, grabbed the bottom step, broke out of the stream and began to quickly climb up the stairs. There is salvation there. The water won't reach them there. But apparently it’s not fate. A tight stream overtook them and knocked them off the stairs.
The little mice flew down and plopped straight into a bucket of water that they had prepared for Leopold the cat.
They surfaced, floundering, trying to get out of the bucket, but there was no point, only splashes flying in different directions.
Forgive us, Leopold! - the white man screamed, choking in the water.
Forgive me, Leopoldushka! - the gray one yells.
The cat Leopold heard screams. He jumped to his feet, put the magazine aside and ran out of the house.
Ai, ai, ai... - he shook his head.
He broke through the curtain of water, ran to the tap and turned off the water.
Water stopped flowing from the hose. Silence, only drops of water sparkle on bright flowers and leaves.
The cat came to the bucket and pulled the mice out of the water.
He tied a clothesline and hung the little mice to dry in the sun. He smiled, poured water from the bucket and said:
Guys let's be friends!
Leopold the cat loved holidays very much, but his favorite holiday was Christmas. Everyone knows that it is celebrated on January 7th. The cat was really looking forward to this date, and every day he wrote on a piece of paper how many days were left. Many may be interested in the question: “What is so unusual about this holiday for a cat?” I’ll tell you a secret that Leopold really liked the traditions of Christmas: carols, ringing bells and New Year’s mood. And now there is very little time left before the holiday. Leopold rejoiced! He specifically set the alarm for six o'clock in the morning so that he could get up quickly, bake pies and buy sweets for the children who were singing merry carols.
Early in the morning the alarm clock rang, and Leopold, quickly getting out of bed, doing exercises and washing himself, baked so many ruddy pies that they could feed the whole city! Then he went to the store and bought two full crispy bags of delicious candy! He was in no hurry to return home; he walked in the park, on the square and near the city Christmas tree. Arriving home, Leopold sat down in a chair and began to calmly watch television holiday programs. “I will spend this day calmly and joyfully,” thought Leopold. But he was sorely mistaken...
At this time, two mischievous, mischievous mice were spying on the cat through a telescope and thinking about how to ruin this wonderful holiday for him. We thought and thought and came up with an idea!
A group of red-cheeked children came to Leopold with merry Christmas songs and received sweet gifts from the cat. He did not spare either golden pies or delicious sweets for the children with funny carols. But before Leopold had time to reach the chair, there was another knock on the door.
Well, it’s probably the kids again, our good man thought and, grabbing a bag of sweets, he went out into the hallway. When he opened the door, on the threshold there were not children with carols, nor a postman with a package, but a dummy of a terrible skeleton. And instead of merry carols, the cat heard rude words:
Leopold, come out, you vile coward!
While the cat was looking around, a chubby mouse quietly ran into his house and crawled under the table. Our carol lover shrugged and slammed the door. And the little mouse took out a walkie-talkie and began negotiations with his agent:
Welcome! First, first, I'm second! Report the situation! - said the mouse who was on the street.
Welcome! I'm in hiding, in the hall, under the table.
Oh no! The object has blocked the passage to the kitchen, where the secret packages are located! - the secret agent said upset.
I’ll take this problem upon myself!” answered the second mouse.
The head of the operation took out his phone and dialed Leopold's number. A sharp bell rang in the house. The cat quickly hurried to the landline phone. At this time, “Agent 007” made his way into the kitchen and began to eat everything that caught his eye: pies, sweets, chocolates.
And another mouse distracted Leopold on the phone.
Hello! - said the cat.
Leopold, come out, you vile coward! - the interlocutor on the phone began to tease.
Oh no no no! Guys let's be friends! - said our good man. At this point the conversation was interrupted.
At this time, Agent 007, having filled his belly, tried to leave the room through the window. A hand and a head got through, but the stomach got stuck. The poor mouse twitched and swayed from side to side, but nothing happened!
Leopold entered the kitchen and saw someone's legs sticking out of the window and someone puffing. You would probably laugh if you were the cat, but he never made fun of someone else’s misfortune. Leopold got dressed and hurried outside. There he saw the following picture: a little mouse was trying with all his might to pull out a comrade who was two, no, three times his size. The cat helped the mice in their difficult situation and said: “Guys, let’s live together!”
Leopold understood perfectly well that the little mice did not want to scare him, but simply came for a treat, but, unfortunately, these ignoramuses simply did not know Christmas songs. The cat treated them to the remaining pies and began to learn carols with the mice.
Afterwards the little mice said guiltily: “Forgive us, Leopoldushka!”
And he, as always, answered kindly: “Guys, let’s live together!”
And they all celebrated Christmas together.
Many of us are fans of the wonderful cartoon character - Leopold the Cat. And now, before us is a book based on the famous cartoon - “Leopold the Cat’s Birthday”. Authors: Albert Levenbuk and Akrkady Khait.
At the end of the book, good wins - in response to Leopold’s call “Guys, let’s live together!” - the mischievous people answer “Forgive us, Leopold!” Forgive us, Leopoldushka!
We really liked the book - there are a lot of songs in it that we learned and now often hum. The book is written in easy language and with humor. And one more undoubted advantage is the bright, colorful illustrations of the artist Vyacheslav Nazaruk, which are found on every page
This story will teach your child kindness and friendship in a fun, humorous way.
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Children's fairy tale: “The Adventures of Leopold the Cat - Stormy Stream” (Anatoly Reznikov)
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Stormy stream
It was a warm summer day.
Birds chirped loudly around and the breeze rustled gently.
In a forest clearing among dense greenery there stood a white house with a red tiled roof and a tall chimney. The kind cat Leopold spent the summer in this house. He, as always in the morning, sat in a chair and looked at books with color pictures.
And not far from the cat’s house, on a hillock, sat two harmful mice - gray and white. They watched Leopold and thought only about how to cause another problem for the good cat.
And so the cocky mice went to offend the good cat.
This time the mice approached the fence surrounding Leopold's house and shook their fists at the cat.
- TAIL BY TAIL! - said the white one.
- EYE FOR AN EYE! - said the gray one.
At that time, Leopold the cat was enthusiastically looking at the pictures in the book and did not notice what was happening around him.
The little mice crept up to Leopold's house and stood under the window. They thought a little about what to do next and decided to climb through the window. The white mouse stood on his friend's shoulders and, grabbing the flower box with his paws, tried to look out the window.
And just at this very time Leopold decided to water the flowers that were growing in the box. He went to the window, took a watering can and began to water.
Water poured onto the white mouse. Out of surprise, he could not resist and fell down to the ground. Bad luck for the white mouse!
He rose from the ground, completely wet to the thread! The mouse had to hang his clothes on a branch - let them dry in the sun.
This time the mice failed to offend Leopold the cat!
- We were unlucky today! - said the white mouse.
- Bad luck! - the gray one agreed with him.
The friends sat down on the ground, thought for a moment, scratched their heads - and decided to give the cat Leopold a real head-washing.
- Let's hang a bucket of water over the door. The cat will open the door, the bucket will turn over, and the water will splash Leopold! - suggested the white mouse.
- Great! - said the gray friend. - What a head you have! There will be laughter!
And pleased with themselves, the little mice began to act.
They brought a bucket and placed a ladder against the wall of the house.
In his garden, Leopold installed a tap with a hose to water the flowers and trees. And the mischievous mice decided to pour water into the bucket using this hose.
The gray mouse, without thinking twice, quickly opened the tap. Water ran through the hose and suddenly burst out in a strong stream.
The stream of water picked up the white mouse, he flew into the air, and then plopped down on a flower bed.
At that time, the gray mouse stood with his mouth open in surprise, and could not understand what was happening to his friend.
And the white mouse with difficulty got out of the flowerbed, shook himself off and shook his fist - either at the hose or at his gray friend.
Then the white mouse climbed onto the ladder, grabbed the hose tightly and directed it into the bucket.
- We'll take revenge! - he said and waved his paw at his friend.
- We'll take revenge! - answered the gray mouse and opened the tap.
Water ran through the hose again. The hose twitched in the paws of the white mouse. The mouse couldn’t hold him back, let him out of his paws, and he himself fell down the stairs and fell to the ground.
And the hose began to jump, rotate in different directions and spray water all around.
Leopold the cat, who was standing at the window, was sprayed with water from the hose!
- Looks like it's raining! - said the surprised cat and closed the window.
But the hose didn’t let up! He jumped and jumped, pouring water all around. And suddenly the water jet picked up a gray mouse standing in its path, quickly carried him through the air and slammed him into a tree growing in the garden. And she rushed on!
A mouse slid down a tree trunk to the ground and lay there, unable to get up.
And then apples began to fall from the tree and covered the gray mouse so that he was no longer visible.
And the white mouse was right there - he grabbed a juicy apple and let’s gobble it up.
This is where the jumping water hose overtook them! A stream of water immediately caught both mice - and the little mice rushed without making out the road, sweeping away everything in their path. „
And the stream of water rushes past the bushes. Little mice are floundering in the water - then two heads disappear under the water, white and gray, then they appear again.
Suddenly the little mice found themselves near the stairs. They quickly grabbed the steps and, breaking free from the flow of water, began to climb up the stairs.
“Salvation is above! The stream won’t reach us there!” - that was all the pranksters had time to think.
And the stream overtook them again - knocked them off the stairs! The little mice fell straight into a bucket of water - they were preparing the bucket for Leopold the cat, but they fell into it themselves!
The little mice are floundering in a bucket of water, but they can’t get out! Only splashes fly in different directions!
And then the mice began to scream and call for help to the good cat:
FORGIVE US, LEOPOLD! SORRY, LEOPOLD!
The cat Leopold heard the screams, ran out into the yard and quickly turned off the water. The water stopped running, the hose calmed down, lay on the ground and froze.
The cat pulled the mice out of the water. Having tied a clothesline, he hung the mice by their ears to dry in the sun.
Leopold looked at the mice, smiled and said affectionately:
- GUYS LET'S BE FRIENDS!
Biography of Arkady Khait
Soviet and Russian satirist and screenwriter Arkady Iosifovich Khait was born on December 25, 1938 in Moscow.
In 1961, he graduated from the Kuibyshev Moscow Institute of Civil Engineering (now the Moscow State Civil Engineering University) with a degree in civil engineering, worked briefly in a number of construction organizations, but then decided to connect his life with literature.
In the early 1970s, Hight began collaborating with the magazine Yunost and Literaturnaya Gazeta, and was published on its satirical strip, The 12 Chairs Club. In addition, Hight wrote scripts for the film magazines "Wick" and "Yeralash", the program "Baby Monitor" by Alexander Livshits and Alexander Levenbuk.
However, the most successful of Arkady Khait's creative enterprises were the scripts for the animated series - "The Adventures of Leopold the Cat" (1975-1987) and "Well, Just Wait" (issues 1-17, together with Alexander Kurlyandsky, 1969-1986). The successful phrases of Arkady Khait (“Guys, let’s live together!”) scattered throughout the country, and the cat Leopold became a national children’s hero in Russia. The relationship between the Hare and the Wolf worried entire generations - the cartoon still remains one of the most popular Russian animated series. In 1971, "Well, wait a minute!" won the Grand Prix at the international festival in Cortino d'Ampezzo.
In addition, Hight wrote scripts for the cartoons "Topsy-Turvy Stadium", "Rehearsal", "The Good Inspector Mommy", "Once Upon a Time There Was a Donkey" and many others. Arkady Khait has written hundreds of pop miniatures, performed by Arkady Raikin, Gennady Khazanov, Evgeny Petrosyan, Vladimir Vinokur and other famous artists. He was one of the authors of the variety programs “Open Doors Day” (1968), “Three Entered the Stage” (1973) and other programs. Hight also wrote texts for the plays “Little Things in Life” (1978), “The Obvious and the Incredible” (1981) for Gennady Khazanov, “A Kind Word Is Nice for a Cat” (1980) for Yevgeny Petrosyan, “Is There an Extra Ticket?..” ( 1982) for Vladimir Vinokur and other programs. Among his works were plays for children “Miracles with home delivery” (1975), “The Golden Key” (1979), for the Puppet Theater “Well, Wolf, wait a minute!” (1985).
In the late 1970s, director Yuri Sherling invited him to his theater KEMT - Chamber Jewish Musical Theater, and then Khait wrote the play "Tum-Balalaika", which was turned into a performance by Alexander Levenbuk on the stage of KEMT. Its premiere took place in 1984 in Birobidzhan.
When the Jewish theater "Shalom" was opened in 1986, Arkady Khait became its leading author. On the stage of the theater, the premiere of Hait's play took place, based on which the play "Train for Happiness" was staged, which was a kaleidoscope of pictures of Jewish life. In another play, “The Enchanted Theater,” Arkady Khait, together with Felix Kandel, remembered the theater of Solomon Mikhoels, creating a requiem for the murdered Mikhoels, his theater and the generation that survived Stalin’s repressions.
The last years of his life, Arkady Khait lived in Germany. He died on February 22, 2000 from cancer at the Munich municipal hospital. He was buried in the old Jewish cemetery in Munich.
Arkady Khait - People's Artist of the Russian Federation, the only satirist writer to receive the USSR State Prize (1985). In 1991, he was awarded the Nika Prize for the script of Georgy Danelia’s film “Passport,” which he wrote together with Rezo Gabriadze.
Hayt was married to Lyudmila Klimova, their son Alexei graduated from the Academy of Arts in Munich. Subsequently, under the name Klimov, he, as a screenwriter and producer, together with Japanese animators, created the popular animated film “First Squad” (2009).
The material was prepared on the basis of information from open sources
Warm summer day. The birds are chirping, the breeze is rustling. Among the dense greenery there is a white house. The kind cat Leopold lives in this one-story building.
The cat is sitting in a cozy chair and enthusiastically looking at a magazine with bright pictures. Turns page after page - nothing breaks the silence.
Two mice peeked out from behind the fence - white and gray. Here it is, Leopold! Here he is - an enemy for life! He sits and suspects nothing...
- Tail by tail! White says.
- Tail by tail! Gray says.
Two mice clasped their paws in a strong man's handshake.
- We swear! White says.
- We swear! - gray echoes hoarsely.
And the cocky friends began to show each other what they would do with this cat when they finally got to him.
The board in the fence moved aside and a white mouse appeared. I looked around - silence, peace. He looked back and waved his paw, calling his friend.
In short dashes the little mice rushed to the house of Leopold the cat.
And now they are already standing under his window. The white mouse jumped, but it was not strong enough - it did not reach the window. The gray one climbed up, slid down the wall and plopped down on the ground. Then the white one stood on the shoulders of the gray one.
He climbed onto a box of flowers and looked out the window - there he was, Leopold!
At that moment, water poured onto the mouse. This cat began to water his flowers. A small trickle of water turned out to be a whole waterfall for a little mouse. He couldn’t resist and flew down, splashed into a puddle, and was carried away by the stream.
He finally surfaced, climbed out of the water and stood next to his gray friend, completely wet to the skin.
They sat down on the lawn - the gray one in the shade under an umbrella, and the white one drying in the sun, his wet clothes hanging on a bush nearby. The little mice thought, thought about it, thought... They decided to give Leopold a dressing down. True, the idea is quite banal, but there will be laughter, and, of course, joy in gray and white.
And the little mice imagined, to the best of their “rich” imagination, that they hung a bucket of water over the cat’s door and shouted: “Leopold, come out!”
The cat opened the door to the yard. The bucket overturned and water poured onto his head - a primitive joke from second-year students. The cat is standing, water is dripping from him, his whiskers are drooping, he looks pitiful and funny.
The vision is gone.
The little mice hugged and patted each other on the shoulder. The hour has struck! Let's settle! Let's settle the score!
The little mice brought a bucket and placed a ladder against the wall.
The gray one ran to the tap, into which a hose for watering flowers and trees was inserted, and turned the valve.
Water ran through the hose, burst out in a tight stream and knocked down the white mouse, throwing him up.
The mouse flew through the air and plopped down on the sloping roof of Leopold the cat's house. He drove over the tiles and fell headfirst into a flower pot.
What is not a flower - alive! And they immediately poured water on it - to grow healthy.
- We'll take revenge! - the white one squeaked, shaking himself off.
- We'll take revenge! grey croaked.
But now, it seems, all the troubles are behind us. The white mouse climbed several steps up the stairs, pointed the end of the hose down into the bucket, and waved his paw to the gray one.
Turned the crane. A hard jet of water hit. The hose twitched and began to escape from the paws of the white mouse. And he grabbed onto it with a death grip.
He was torn off the stairs. The hose burst out of his paws, knocked the mouse down with a tight stream and let him jump, spin, watering everything in his path.
A stream of water fell into the open window of Leopold the cat's house and doused him from head to toe.
The cat jumped out of his chair, decided that it was raining, and quickly closed the window.
And the hose is still running around the yard and watering everything around. A gray mouse saw a stream of water, screamed and rushed away. The water caught up with him, knocked him off his feet, picked him up and carried him forward.
And there's a tree on the way.
The mouse slammed into the trunk and slid down it to the ground. The shock caused apples to fall from the tree and bury the mouse. While raking apples, he struggled to freedom.
Chav-chav... - was heard nearby.
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And this white mouse is gobbling up a juicy apple on both cheeks. The gray one got angry, grabbed a huge apple and was just about to throw it at his friend when they were immediately overtaken by a tight stream.
It fell on the mice like a waterfall and carried them away, not making out the road, sweeping away everything in its path.
A stream of water rushes between the bushes, and little mice are floundering in it. They either disappear under water or reappear on the surface.
The little mice found themselves near the stairs, which were placed against the wall of Leopold the cat’s house, grabbed the bottom step, broke out of the stream and began to quickly climb up the stairs. There is salvation there. The water won't reach them there. But apparently it’s not fate. A tight stream overtook them and knocked them off the stairs.
The little mice flew down and plopped straight into a bucket of water that they had prepared for Leopold the cat.
They surfaced, floundering, trying to get out of the bucket, but there was no point, only splashes flying in different directions.
- Forgive us, Leopold! - the white man screamed, choking in the water.
- Sorry, Leopoldushka! - the gray one yells.
The cat Leopold heard screams. He jumped to his feet, put the magazine aside and ran out of the house.
“Ay, ah, ah...” he shook his head.
He broke through the curtain of water, ran to the tap and turned off the water.
Water stopped flowing from the hose. Silence, only drops of water sparkle on bright flowers and leaves.
The cat came to the bucket and pulled the mice out of the water.
He tied a clothesline and hung the little mice to dry in the sun. He smiled, poured water from the bucket and said:
- Guys let's be friends!
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ACT I
Facade of house No. 8/16. In front of the house there is a table, a bench, a mushroom, a sandbox. There is a telephone receiver in the corner of the house.
MICE appear with song
MICE. In the house eight is a fraction of sixteen
The cat lives
This cat will help us fall asleep, brothers,
Day and night all worries
Only about
How to settle scores quickly
With that cat.
How useless
This cat!
He doesn't ride on railings
All year round
He doesn't chase pigeons
In the courtyard,
He only reads letters.
In the ABC book.
He's combed neatly
Parting
And he always leads nicely
Talk
Mouth opens in a smile
To the ears -
The word is very annoying
Us mice.
We are brave, we are fearless
We are strong.
And it’s not in vain that everyone calls us -
And when we put you in a puddle
Then we’ll say it together:
“Rats!”
Leopold, come out!
/Leopold the cat in the open window/
LEOPOLD. Guys let's be friends!
GREY. Never!
WHITE. Come out, you vile coward!
LEOPOLD. Guys, at least leave me alone today!
GREY. Why is this? What, is today a special day?
LEOPOLD. Yes, today is my holiday.
GREY. What holiday? International Cat Day?
LEOPOLD. Today is my birthday. And I really, really ask you not to bother me at least today. Please. Now, excuse me, I have a lot to do around the house.
WHITE. It’s his birthday!.. Just think, Gena the crocodile!
GREY. And he didn’t even invite us.
WHITE. Scared, you vile coward.
GREY. Okay, we'll give him a birthday party.
WHITE. Now we will congratulate him.
GREY. For what?
WHITE. For laughs. Come here.
/He brings the gray one to the telephone booth, dials the number, the phone rings on the windowsill of Leopold the cat, the cat picks up./
LEOPOLD. Hello…
LEOPOLD. Hello. And who is it?
WHITE. It's me, your aunt.
LEOPOLD. Which aunt?
WHITE. Aunt Motya. Forgot, you scoundrel? And who carried you, little one, in his arms?..
GREY. / On the phone/ Ooh-bye-bye...
WHITE. Who gave you milk from a pacifier?
GREY. Ooh-bye-bye-bye...
LEOPOLD. Aunt, forgive me, I don’t remember you well, I was so little...
WHITE. Small, fluffy, striped...
GREY. Ooh-bye-bye... Just a tiger!
LEPOLD. What tiger?
WHITE. Well, what... dwarf. But so cute! I really wanted to take you...
GREY. And strangle.
WHITE. Smother in your arms, my dear! But that's not the point. I remembered that it was your birthday and decided to congratulate you.
LEOPOLD. Thank you very much, dear aunt!
WHITE. I wish you to be healthy, strong, agile...
GREY. Ooh-bye-bye-bye...
WHITE. So that you can climb the tallest tree...
GREY / picks up the phone/ ... and fall down from there upside down! /hangs up/
The mice laugh.
LEOPOLD. What stupid jokes! / hangs up/
GREY. Come on, I'll call now. I also came up with something. / dials a number in a hoarse voice/ Hello!.. Who is this?
LEOPOLD. / picked up the phone/ It's me, Leopold.
GREY. Lepa? Hello, this is Gesha. Do you remember how we met at the trash heap?
LEOPOLD. You are confusing something. I don't go to the trash heap
GREY. Ah, you’re disdainful... You’ve gotten too proud, you don’t recognize your old friends. OK! I'm not like you, I remember that it's your birthday and I want to send you a gift. Do you like sausages?
LEOPOLD. I love.
GREY. Well, that means I've succeeded. I'll give you a sausage in cellophane. I’ll just share it like a brother: I’ll eat the sausage, and all the cellophane will be for you to choke on. / hangs up/
/The mice laugh/
LEOPOLD. What a disgrace this is! Just hooliganism!
WHITE. Now let's prepare him a present. Get the cake.
GREY. Which? That sponge cake with cream? This cat? Never!
WHITE. Get it, I say! I have an idea!
/Gray brings the cake, White sprinkles something on the cake./
GREY. What are you doing? Why do you sprinkle tobacco?
WHITE. Shut up, dullness! I'm making a sneeze cake. Whoever tries a piece, does not rest for three days.
GREY. Ahh, I understand. How will he get the cake?
WHITE. Learn while I live. / Dials a phone number, in an old voice/ Hello, is this Leopold's apartment?
LEOPOLD, / Picking up the phone/ Yes Yes.
WHITE. They say this from the post office. A parcel has arrived for you.
LEOPOLD. Very nice.
WHITE. It’s nice for you, but it’s hard for me to lift him up to you on the second floor. Very old, sorry. Can you go down, I'll leave it at the entrance.
LEOPOLD. Of course I'll come down. Don't worry, grandpa.
WHITE. Thank you, son. Happy holiday to you. / Hangs up the phone/
/Gray puts the cake at the entrance, runs away/
LEOPOLD. / Coming out of the entrance/ This is a cake! What are my Good friends! There is even an inscription here. / Is reading/ “To dear Leopold on his birthday from friends” What modest friends! They didn’t even name themselves... Oh, how I love cake! Nobody loves you like me! I’ll try a piece now... No, I’ll put it off until the evening... What are you waiting for? After all, the birthday has already arrived. I’ll try a small piece... so tiny... for one tooth... No, no, I know myself: first for one tooth, then for the second, and then - look - there’s only one box left of the cake. No, I'll wait for the guests. Vksny things are best eaten with friends.
/The mice see everything, they peep from around the corner of the house/
GREY. Eh, they gave away such a cake in vain. He didn't even try. And he said: “Now we’ll laugh!”
WHITE. Quiet! Don't panic! Now we'll laugh. I have another gift. It's called "Surprise" / Rolls the ball to Leopold's feet/ Uncle!.. Our ball has rolled, hit it here!
LEOPOLD. Now, kids, this minute! / Swings, hits with force/ A-Ah! /Jumps on one leg, screams in pain/ Oh, what a ball!.. / Has difficulty lifting the ball, it falls with a heavy thud/ What's inside?!.
WHITE. There are cobblestones inside - that's what!
MICE. You fooled a fool, let your leg hurt now! /Run away/
LEOPOLD. How painful!.. How offensive!.. For what?!. Oh, guys, guys! Why aren't you ashamed?
What did I tell them?.. And most importantly on such a significant day! It's such a shame. In such a joyful... / Crying/.. so cheerful... / Cries even harder/... so solemn!.. / Sobbing/. And there’s no one even to feel sorry for me... to caress me... to sympathize with me... / To the hall./ Guys who love animals, raise your hands... Well done, it’s good that you are so kind. I beg you, cry with me. You know, when someone sympathizes with you, your soul immediately becomes lighter. Get ready!... I'll give you a signal when to start crying...
But it doesn't hurt me! And I don’t want to remember how they tied my mustache with a bow. I'm fine. And I don’t want to remember how they broke my gramophone! Today is my birthday. Everything is fine! What's good here? After all, this is bad! Badly!
From what?! Why?!.
I don't understand
Why is this bad luck?...
Take pity on me
And cry, friends!
Collectively cry with me!..
Ah-ah!.. Ah-ah-ah-ah!
Ayayayushki - ah-ah-ah-ah!
Fine! One more time!
Ah-ah!.. Ah-ah-ah-ah!
Ayayayushki - ah-ah-ah-ah!
No one ever
I did no harm
Not a flower, not a bird, not a fly.
So tell me quickly
Why from mice
Am I enduring these terrible torments?!
All together again!
Ah-ah!.. Ah-ah-ah-ah!
Ayayayushki - ah-ah-ah-ah!
Fine! One more time!
Ah-ah!.. Ah-ah-ah-ah!
Ayayayushki - ah-ah-ah-ah!
Well done! Well, let’s squeeze out another tear!..
I see how you are
Tears flow from my eyes.
We cried a whole lot.
/He twists the handkerchief and water pours out of nothing - a trick./
From the support of friends
The soul is more cheerful,
The tears have dried - the grief is over!
/ The same chorus, but already fun./ 4 times
Ah-ah!.. Ah-ah-ah-ah!
Ayayayushki - ah-ah-ah-ah!
Ah-ah!.. Ah-ah-ah-ah!
Ayayayushki - ah-ah-ah-ah!
Fine! One more time!
Ah-ah!.. Ah-ah-ah-ah!
Ayayayushki - ah-ah-ah-ah!
Ah-ah!.. Ah-ah-ah-ah!
Ayayayushki - ah-ah-ah-ah!
LEOPOLD. Thank you, thank you guys. Everything is over. And my leg stopped hurting. This is what sympathy means – everything bad is immediately forgotten. I don’t even remember about these mice. And how they teased me, and how they pinched my tail, and how they broke my favorite gramophone, and how in my dream they tied my mustache with a bow, how they tormented me, mocked me... mocked me... / Crying/ I’m an unhappy cat... How bad I feel! Oh, how bad! Ah-ah-ah!..
/THE DOG – DOCTOR – appears./
DOG. Who is bad here?
LEOPOLD. Doctor, dear, disgusting, I feel bad.
DOG. So, okay, what are you complaining about?
LEOPOLD. For mice. They completely tormented my body.
DOG. Yes?.. A curious case... Let's listen... / Listening to a cat with a phonendoscope./ Breathe - don’t breathe... Mouse - don’t mouse... So... Stretch your arms forward... / The cat's hands are shaking./ Show your teeth... / The cat's teeth are chattering./ Feet together… / The cat's legs are shaking./ The first case in my practice!... Mice always tremble from cats, but here it’s the other way around... Listen, patient, have you tried to have a serious conversation with these mice?
LEOPOLD. How is that?
DOG. Intimidate.
LEOPOLD. Oh.
DOG. Finally, cut...
LEOPOLD. Doctor, how to embed it?
DOG. How? Well, I don’t know, for example, in the neck.
LEOPOLD. What are you, doctor, what are you! One day a mosquito landed on my forehead, I slapped myself on the forehead... / Crying./ And there is no more mosquito!.. I always cry when I remember this little... flying bloodsucker. / Covers his face with his hands./
DOG. Yes, it's a tough case. I suspect you have an inflammation of kindness. Well, let's check it out. Tell me, do you have a bicycle?
LEOPOLD. I have, why?
DOG. Just imagine that someone took your bicycle without asking, smashed it into a cake, and brought this cake to you. What will you tell him?
LEOPOLD. I’ll say: “Dude, are you hurt?”
PES / grabs his head /. No, no, he didn't hurt himself! He crashed your bicycle into such a huge oak tree.
LEOPOLD. Was the oak damaged?
DOG. No, he wasn't hurt. Why do you care about oak, you better worry about your bike.
LEOPOLD. Why worry about it, everything is fine with the bike. I'll sell it for scrap.
DOG. Well, won’t you say anything to the person who broke your bike?
LEOPOLD. What to say? Happens to everyone...
DOG. But he didn’t know how to ride at all, and got on someone else’s bike!!
LEOPOLD. Couldn't?! Then I'll teach him.
PES / grabs your heart./ Wait, I’ll take some sedative drops... Ugh, okay, let’s leave this bike alone, let’s take another example. What is this?
LEOPOLD. This is cake. It was given to me for my birthday.
DOG. Congratulations. Some hooligan takes this cake from you and carries it away. / He pretends to be a bully, takes the cake and leaves./ Well, why are you silent? Do something!
LEOPOLD. Uh... Sorry, dear, you are probably mistaken. This is my cake.
PES / in the image/. Was yours, became mine. Gee-s-s!.. Today I’ll eat it all up. I love very sweet things...
LEOPOLD. Well, if you like it so much, eat to your health. Just remember to put it in the refrigerator so that the cream does not spoil.
PES / leaving the image/. Stop! What is this? Some boor stole your cake, you wish him health! Is this really the right thing to do?
LEOPOLD. But as?
DOG. Here, look. You have to approach it like this.../ shows/... boldly, decisively... Take him by the chest and say: “Well, return the cake immediately! Otherwise I’ll make a chop out of you!” Clear?
LEOPOLD. Clear.
DOG. Repeat.
LEOPOLD / decisively approaches, takes the Dog by the chest, straightens his tie/. Well, that's it!.. my dear... Put the cake in its place immediately! You can't start with sweets! If you're so hungry, I'll make you a chop now!
DOG. All clear. You have a general goodness of the central nervous system. You don't know how to get angry at all.
LEOPOLD. Yes, I can’t...
DOG. Don't be discouraged, my dear, medicine can help you. Here are special tablets for you... “Ozverin”...
LEOPOLD. "Ozverin"? What a terrible name!
DOG. It's OK. Excellent medicine. As soon as you are offended, take one pill and you will immediately go wild.
LEOPOLD. Forever?
DOG. No, just for a few minutes to punish the offenders. And then become kind again.
LEOPOLD. Thank you Doctor.
DOG. All the best, get better. / Leaves./
LEOPOLD. Wait a minute, doctor, come to my birthday party tonight!
/Leopold is getting ready to go home, (thinks): Ozverin, what a terrible name, I won’t take these pills.
/But at this time the mice appear from around the corner with slingshots, taking aim. Gray shoots the cat, he screams./
MICE. Leopold, you vile coward! Head like a watermelon!
LEOPOLD. Who is this? Oh well, I'm tired of all this. I was offended. (Takes a pill.)
/White shoots and also hits Leopold./
…Ah well?! / Takes the second pill./ And another encore!
/Takes the third, lets out a lion's roar, grabs a metal pipe and ties it in a knot../
I call the mice to fight,
Let them meet me -
Even a million, even a billion -
I'm a tiger, not a cat
lives in me now
Not Leopold, but Leopard!
The wool stands on end,
1. Tail Trumpet -
Don't stand in my way!
If I meet a thousand devils -
I'll break it into a thousand pieces!
2. Tail Trumpet -
Don't stand in my way!
If I meet a thousand devils -
I'll break it into a thousand pieces!
I was a soft cat
With a fluffy belly,
He hummed his song.
But there is a limit to everything -
Now I'm mad
And I don’t recognize myself.
The wool stands on end,
Pipe tail.
Don't stand in my way! 2 times
If I meet a thousand devils
I'll break it into a thousand pieces!
/During the song, Leopold chases mice, destroying everything in his path, drives them into a trash can, jumps onto the roof, dances and sings. The effect of "Ozverin" ends…/
...Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh!.. What have I done! What a shame! What a disgrace! / Reinstalls a telephone booth, picks up a fallen fence, bench, fungus/ I will never take these terrible Ozverin pills again. Ay-ya-ya-ay! / Hiding in the hallway/.
/The lid of the trash can opens, mice appear from there/
GREY. He's gone completely wild!.. A striped predator. What's wrong with him today?
WHITE. Are you deaf? He himself said that he accepted Ozverin.
GREY. What is this "Ozverin"?
WHITE. The medicine is like that. You take it and you immediately become furious... no, you become furious... you become furious...
GREY. You're being brutal!
WHITE. Right. Who are you now?
GREY. Little mouse.
WHITE. That's it. And if you take the pill, you’re already a lion!.. Rhinoceros!.. Crocodile!
GREY. Where can I get this “Ozverin”?
WHITE. Where do they get medicines? At the doctor.
/Falls to the ground, screams / - The doctors! The doctors!
GREY. / falls nearby/ - Help!
/DOG DOCTOR appears /
DOG. Did you call? What are you complaining about?
MICE. On the cat!
WHITE. Leopolda! He hurts us all the time.
GREY. Doesn't allow passage. Completely tortured.
DOG. Is Leopold the Cat offending you?
DOG. Interesting. Why can’t you answer him?
WHITE. Why are you, doctor, we are so meek, quiet, exemplary... We just say to him: “Hello”, “Good afternoon”, “How are you?”...
GREY. "Let's live in peace".
WHITE. In short, we are very kind, we urgently need to prescribe Ozverin.
DOG. Yes? Okay, let's see how kind you are. Do you like cheese?
MICE. / embarrassed/ We love.
DOG. That is great. Take a seat...
/The mice sit on the sides of the table. The dog takes a plate and a piece of cheese out of the bag/. ... Here's some cheese for you, share it as your kind heart tells you.
WHITE. / moves the plate towards Gray/ Eat, dear friend!
GREY. / moves the plate back/ No, you eat, my dear!
WHITE. / turns away from the cheese and pushes the plate towards Gray/. You are bigger than me, you need to eat.
GREY. / also turns away and pushes the plate back/. You are smaller than me, you need to grow.
/The dog, meanwhile, takes the cheese from the plate and hides it behind his back.
MICE. / notice that the plate is empty/. Where's the cheese?
GREY. / WHITE/ Did you eat this?
WHITE. I?! You ate it yourself, and blame it on others!?
GREY. You're the one who's leaving! I turned away, and you grabbed, U.../ swings/ Glutton!
WHITE. And you are a fattrest!
DOG. Quiet, quiet! Calm down! Here it is - cheese. Well, where is your kindness?
/The mice start looking../… Don't look, anyway, you won't find it. You don't have it. And I won't give you any Ozverin.
GREY. Wow, greedy!.. And also a doctor.
DOG. You don't need Ozverin at all, you need to learn kindness from the cat Leopold. And you need to study regularly - three times a day before meals ... / notices the Rubik's cube in the hands of the WHITE / Oh my favorite cube! Can I have a moment?
WHITE. Please play as much as you like.
DOG. Well, thank you! When I see a Rubik's cube, I forget about everything in the world! / grabs the cube and starts to spin it/ .. So!.. Now settled here!.. And this is down!..
WHITE. / shows Gray at the bag/"Ozverin" is there.
GREY. Shh!
WHITE. He can't hear anything now.
GREY. / opens the bag, rummages in it, takes out a box/..Eat!
/The mice run away on tiptoe./
DOG. ... yellow up... white down... That's it! It's done!
Look! / Notices that the mice have disappeared/.. Oh, I got so carried away that I didn’t even say goodbye... Why is my bag open?.. What a mess it is! It's here... it's in place... One medicine is missing. Where is my "Otshibin"?...
/Leopold the cat appears in the window.
LEOPOLD. Doctor! Doctor! It's good to have you here. I completely forgot to invite you to my birthday. Tonight.
DOG. Thank you, thank you, I will definitely, I will definitely...
LEOPOLD. Doctor, are you excited about something?
DOG. Very. I lost the wonderful medicine “Otshibin”.
LEOPOLD. "Otshibin"? Never heard.
DOG. This is a new drug. “Otshibin” - it knocks away the memory.
LEOPOLD. But it's harmful!
DOG. What do you! Vice versa. Very helpful. How can I explain it to you... Let's say you need to go to the dentist.
LEOPOLD. Oh…!
DOG. You see, you're scared. Because you remember the last time you were hurt. But accept “Otshibin” - and everything is forgotten. Go to the dentist as if it were a holiday! And what’s especially good is that after a while the memory returns, and the person remembers everything perfectly.
LEOPOLD. What a wonderful medicine!
DOG. Yes, but where is it?.. Maybe I forgot it at home? I'll go look. / Leaves/.
LEOPOLD. / following/ Don’t forget, I’m looking forward to visiting you in the evening!
DOG. / from behind the scenes/ I will definitely.
/Mice appear/.
GREY. Here it is, our “Zverinushka”, “Zverinushka”!
WHITE. Aren't you confused? Is this really “Ozverin”?
GREY. If you don’t believe me, read it yourself – it’s written on the box.
GREY. And I'm not literate either.
WHITE. Oh, you grayness! Give me the box here. / To the hall/ Boy, read what is written here. Just don't lie. "Ozverin"?
/There are 2 options here:
1. If the boy answered: “Yes,” WHITE says: “Thank you, that’s what I thought.”
2. If the boy answered “Otshibin,” WHITE says: “That’s right, this is “Ozverin.” Once we accept him, we will discourage the cat from getting involved with us.”/
GREY. Come quickly, I can't wait!
WHITE. One tablet at a time?
GREY. Why, one at a time, let’s go at two. To be sure.
/Take pills/.
WHITE. / Looks at Gray, doesn’t recognize him/. Hello citizen!
GREY. Good afternoon. Who will you be?
WHITE. I am a mouse. And you?
GREY. I am also a mouse.
WHITE. How strange! You are a mouse, I am a mouse, but we still don’t know each other... Where do you live?
GREY. In a hole, in the yard.
WHITE. And I'm there too.
GREY. Somehow I don't remember you.
WHITE. And I see you for the first time.
/They notice Leopold/ in the window.
… And who is this?
GREY. I think it's a cat.
WHITE. Does he live here?
GREY. I don't know, I've never seen him before.
WHITE. What a cute cat! I'd like to meet him.
GREY. And I would like to. / To the cat./ Dear!
WHITE. Dear friend, can you hear us?
LEOPOLD. Are you talking to me?
MICE. To you, to you.
WHITE. We would really like to make friends with you. And you?
LEOPOLD. I've wanted this for a long time. I always told you: “Guys, let’s live together.” But you didn't want to.
GREY. We didn't want to?
WHITE. There's something we don't remember.
LEOPOLD. Well, if you don’t remember the bad things, I won’t remember them either. Let's make peace.
GREY. And you and I didn’t quarrel.
LEOPOLD. Okay, okay, let's not remember.
WHITE. Come out, let's play cat and mouse!
LEOPOLD. Thanks, but I can't. Today is my birthday, I have to get ready.
GREY. Congratulations!
WHITE. Let us help you. Let's peel the potatoes.
GREY. Let's cut the cheese.
LEOPOLD. Thank you, my grandmother helps me with housework. Let's prepare a musical surprise for the guests - favorite songs from cartoons.
MICE. / jumping for joy, clapping their hands/. We love cartoons too!
WHITE. And how we sing!
GREY. Like nightingales!
LEOPOLD. Is it true? How good! Then you will help me. Now I'm going down.
/Runs out of the entrance with a guitar/.
... My friends, let's rehearse. I want to start with my favorite song: “I sit on the steep all day...”, you know?
MICE. We know, we know!
LEOPOLD. Then let's begin.
I sit on a steep bank all day,
Clouds are floating in the sky above me...
GREY. Leopold's face squints affectionately,
WHITE. Babushka Yaga splashes merrily,
LEOPOLD. My friends, you are mistaken, those are not the words there.
WHITE. And we remember what they are.
GREY. Yes, we remember better because there are two of us.
WHITE. One head it's good, but two better.
LEOPOLD. Okay, let's not argue. Let's sing another song. Do you know this one?
The crocodile-dil-dil is swimming...
GREY. Crocodile-dil-dil screams...
LEOPOLD. Wait, wait! What is the crocodile yelling?
GREY. The dog is missing, the dog is missing...
WHITE. Lost dog named Potty.
LEOPOLD. What are you singing? The dog's name was Druzhok.
GREY. You don't remember anything yourself.
WHITE. You better play, and we will sing.
LEOPOLD. What to play?
GREY. All the songs in a row.
WHITE. We all remember.
BOTH. A wizard will come to us
In a blue vacuum cleaner.
GREY. And watch movies for free.
WHITE. Ask: "Whose birthday?"
GREY. He'll take all the cookies.
BOTH. And with cookies he will rush out the window.
WHITE. Clouds, carousel horses,
Clouds, white-winged mice.
Why are you shouting?
GREY. Ha-ha-ha!
WHITE. Do you want to eat?
GREY. Yes Yes Yes!
WHITE. / dancing/ Chunga teapot!
GREY. / dancing/ Chunga teapot!
BOTH. Chunga teapot lives happily,
WHITE. He doesn't go to school all year round.
BOTH. Chunga teapot is the best student.
GREY. I ate a diary for a holiday with deuces,
BOTH. Miracle Island, Miracle Island,
Living there is easy and simple.
WHITE. I recently fell off a bridge
Chunga teapot.
BOTH. Two black grouse arrived
They pecked and flew away...
I ate all the meatballs for this
Chunga teapot.
Tra-ta-ta, tra-ta-ta,
We are taking the cat with us,
Siskin, dog.
GREY. Bald macaque.
WHITE. Parrot, sperm whale,
BOTH. And the fatty hippopotamus,
WHITE. And Barmaley rushes from the fields,
The crocodile runs after him, skipping.
GREY. Barmaley in Adidas sneakers.
WHITE. Crocodile in short pants.
BOTH. And then for sure
The cat will pour us milk
And, of course, he will invite you to your birthday.
We will sing many songs
And we won't lie a single line -
This is what memory means to everyone's surprise.
LEOPOLD. / Laughs, wipes away tears/ Oh, friends, you got it all wrong. But it turned out so funny that I didn't even stop you. I think the guests will be happy. In general, guys, I'm so glad that we finally became friends ... You know what? We will not wait until the evening, we will celebrate this event right now. I have a wonderful cake. A gift from complete strangers. Now I will bring it. Excuse me for not calling you to the house, where my grandmother is doing a general cleaning now. / Runs away/.
GREY. What a good cat! Cute, kind! What's his name?
WHITE. I think Leopold.
GREY. Leopold... And a beautiful name...
/Leopold comes running with a cake/.
LEOPOLD. Here is the Surprise Cake! Try it, please, and while I run away, I will make tea. / Runs away/.
GREY. Look, I've seen this cake somewhere before...
WHITE. / laughs/ Where could you see him? This is a gift from unknown friends. Let's try a piece.
/They cut off two pieces, take a bite, start sneezing and banging their heads on the table./.
GREY. Oh! Oh! My memory is returning. This is our cake! We poured the tobacco in there ourselves.
WHITE. And I remembered everything! This cute cat is our worst enemy, Leopold the cat! He wanted to be friends with us! Play cat and mouse! Drink tea!
GREY. Never!
WHITE. Never!
BOTH. No way!
LEOPOLD. Guys! Tea is ready! .. Have you already tried a piece? Did you like it?
BOTH. We can't stand cats
We can't stand cats
From tail to ears.
A cat can't be good
A cat can't be good
From the mice's point of view.
Tail by tail!
Eye for an eye!
You won't leave us anyway!
Tail by tail!
Eye for an eye!
We'll tell you a secret,
We'll tell you a secret
Without hints and threats;
There is nothing more pleasant
There is nothing more pleasant
How to pull a cat by the tail.
Tail by tail!
Eye for an eye!
You won't leave us anyway!
Tail by tail!
Eye for an eye!
...Leopold, come out, you vile coward!
/Leopold appears with a tea tray./
LEOPOLD. Tea is ready! How about the cake, did you like it?
GREY. Very.
WHITE. You've never eaten anything like this. Try.
LEOPOLD. With pleasure! More than anything in the world, I love cream cake. / Takes a bite, wants to sneeze./
MICE /rolling around laughing/. They deceived the fool, there is a pack of tobacco in the cake!
LEOPOLD / still about to sneeze/. Guys, let's... ah-ah... let's live... ah-ah... together! Up-chhi!
ACT II
/The sound of a mouse march sounds. GRAY and WHITE appear on the proscenium./
WHITE. Well! Did I tell you that this is not “Ozverin”? You keep arguing! We took another medicine. It takes away my memory.
GREY. How did I know? What am I, doctor?
WHITE. It's good that my memory returned quickly. Otherwise they could remain fools for the rest of their lives.
GREY. And now we are smart again.
WHITE. Here you are, smart, tell me, where will you get “Ozverin” from now on?
GREY. Don't know.
WHITE. And I know. Who did the doctor give Ozverin to?
GREY. Leopold.
WHITE. So where is he now?
GREY. Who, Leopold?
WHITE. Yes, not Leopold, “Ozverin”?
GREY. At the cat's.
WHITE. That's it! You have to think. Grayness...
GREY. And you are a white-bellied pallor.
WHITE. Well, wait! I'll take Ozverin, I'll show you where the mice hibernate!
GREY. And I’ll give you this without any “Ozverin” - you’ll immediately go berserk.
WHITE. Well, give it, give it! Just try it!
/Gray swings, White raises his hands up./
...I offer a draw!...
GREY. Okay... So be it. World. Just tell me, how will we get to this Ozverin?
WHITE. Very simple. We'll sneak into the cat's apartment and get there.
GREY. How will we get through?
WHITE. We know how, but we won't talk. / Whispers in Gray's ear. Both are rejoicing./
GREY. Oh, I can already feel these pills in our hands. I'm taking one...
WHITE. And I have two.
GREY. Then I have two!
WHITE. Do you feel your body filling with strength?
GREY. Feel.
WHITE. We are becoming big like... an elephant... Like a ten-story building...
GREY. With an elevator.
WHITE. Watch out, Leopold!
GREY. Throw yourself under the bench!
From grandma to mouse
We have heard more than once:
Hush, mice!
Cat on the roof -
He is stronger than you.
There are two of us in the world,
And he's only one
Bend it in an arc
“Ozverin” will help.
One-two, one-two,
The grass is parting,
We are walking - the earth is shaking,
Everything runs in fear.
Ki-ya! Ki-ya!
“Ozverin” I accepted!
The cat is now a flea for us.
Ha ha ha ha ha!
We never cry
At least there is no happiness in life.
Sugar hides
Dog cat
From mice to the buffet.
Tremble, unfortunate predator,
Shake all over with fear,
We'll find you in no time
And we will boldly say: “Scram!”
Ki-ya! Ki-ya!
“Ozverin” I accepted!
The cat is now a flea for us.
Ha ha ha ha ha!
Ki-ya! Ki-ya!
There is no beast stronger than me!
Come out any strong man -
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh!
/The mice leave the stage. The curtain opens. In front of us is Leopold's apartment: in the background there is a slightly raised kitchen, in the foreground there is a living room. GRANDMOTHER ironing the tablecloth./
GRANDMOTHER. Oh, I can’t even believe it! My beloved grandson Leopoldik is ten years old! All grown up! It's time to get married.
But just recently she nursed him in these arms ... He was so small, fluffy, all “meow”, “meow”, all day long “meow”. This is my name - Meow, by my patronymic I am Murlykovna. Haven't you heard? Well, where from? I’m an ordinary cat, I haven’t acted in cartoons, not like my Leopoldik. What an amazing child he was! Polite, obedient! And he’s kind! How much I suffered because of his kindness! Either he will drag a downed sparrow, he will make a nest for him in my felt boots and pour grits there ... Then he will bring a homeless puppy. He will feed you, give you something to drink and put you to sleep. To my bed. And once he invited a snake into the house. She says she has nowhere to live. Her hole was paved. Let him live with us until summer, he says. And I came across such an ill-mannered snake: it either hisses or sticks its tongue out at me. Like this... In general, not a house, but a whole menagerie. That's how kind he was. Even too much. Oh, I remember doing this once. We went to the zoo with him. I stared at the monkeys, and he approached the cage with the rhinoceros. And he sits in a cage, gets bored and roars. And my Leopoldik felt so sorry for this rhinoceros that he decided to let him out for a walk. He pulled back the bolt and opened the door to the cage. The rhinoceros jumped out of the cage ... He himself is healthy, instead of a nose - a horn, eyes are small, angry. The people were immediately blown away by the wind. Some climbed a tree, some rushed into the pond to seek protection from the hippopotamus. And the rhinoceros is straight down the alley and into the street. All movement stopped. The cars went in reverse, the trolleybuses hid in the underground passage, the policeman whistled, and the rhinoceros rushed through the red light straight into the ice cream parlor. It turns out that rhinoceroses really like ice cream. It's hot there in Africa, so they only save themselves with ice cream. He ate two hundred servings of ice cream, and the cold makes his teeth hurt. He stands all white, his nose is blue, and he trembles. He begins to develop an acute respiratory infection. They brought a doctor to him - an ear-throat-rhinoceros. Then Leopoldik approached the rhinoceros, spoke to him kindly, covered him with a blanket, gave him hot tea with lemon and took him back home to his cage. Wow, he’s so small, but he didn’t chicken out. Kind, kind and brave. My Leopoldik... Leopoldushka... A-apchhi!
LEOPOLD. Grandma, did you call me?
GRANDMOTHER. No, that's just me, talking to myself. Where do you go? The guests will arrive soon, but we have nothing ready yet.
LEOPOLD. Grandma, I rehearsed with mice.
GRANDMOTHER. I also found myself some company! A mouse is not a cat's friend!
LEOPOLD. I just wanted to explain to them that it’s not good when neighbors offend each other.
GRANDMOTHER. That's right, not good. But when they don’t help, is it good?
LEOPOLD. Oh, grandma! Forgive me please! Now we’ll do everything in one moment! Well, what would I do without you?
GRANDMOTHER. Okay, okay, suck up! Are you used to grandma doing everything for you?.. Go to the kitchen!
LEOPOLD. Grandma, I'm all ready!
We don’t want to deal with you!
Wash, wash, go for bread,
Half revenge, cook compote -
No one cares
You can't do it in a year.
Without grandma, without grandma
Don't bake pancakes
The cutlets will be overcooked
The milk will curdle.
And with grandma
Everything will immediately become delicious,
Life is fun in the house
And you can breathe easily.
Oh, work, you homework!
We don’t want to deal with you!
Let's kick a soccer ball,
Or lie down with a book...
But there is a lot of work in the house -
We need to take care of grandma.
Without grandma, without grandma
Don't bake pancakes
The cutlets will be overcooked
The milk will curdle.
And with grandma
Everything will immediately become delicious,
Life is fun in the house
And you can breathe easily.
LEOPOLD and GRANDMOTHER. Oh, work, you homework!
We don’t want to deal with you!
Ah, gray-haired granny,
My beloved old friend,
You have time everywhere
And there are enough hands for everything.
Without grandma, without grandma
Don't bake pancakes
The cutlets will be overcooked
The milk will curdle.
And with grandma
Everything will immediately become delicious,
Life is fun in the house
And you can breathe easily.
GRANDMOTHER. Well, that's enough, that's enough! You should just sing and have fun. But there is no yeast in the house.
LEOPOLD. There is yeast. They're in the kitchen. I will bring it now. / Runs away./
GRANDMOTHER. This is Ozverin. / Doorbell./
LEOPOLD. Granny, I threw away “Ozverin” a long time ago.
GRANDMOTHER. How disturbing they are! They are not allowing my grandson to live straight. / Opens the door./ Come in, please!
/Enter White and Gray in blue coats. They have gauze bandages on their faces./
GREY. Now let's see... We'll cover the holes and caulk the cracks.
WHITE. Not a single mouse can crawl through.
GRANDMOTHER. Well, thank you! You do what you need to do, and I’ll be in the kitchen. If anything happens, call me.
GREY. Go, go, grandma. We can manage here without you.
/Grandma leaves./
WHITE. Where he stores the medicine, there is Ozverin.
GREY. Where does he keep them?
WHITE. How do I know? Search!..
/They search all over the room. White climbs onto Gray's shoulders and searches on the closet. At this time Grandmother enters./
GRANDMOTHER. Do mice even climb up to the ceiling?
WHITE. Yeah, special mice are bats. / Shows them flying and falling to the floor./
GRANDMOTHER. Wow! / Sees mice rummaging through books./ What, are mice interested in books?
WHITE. Certainly. These mice are terrible rodents. They chew everything: books, plaster, brick, and iron...
GREY. Do you know what kind of teeth they have? Wow!.. / Lifts his mask and shows his teeth./
GRANDMOTHER. / To the hall./ It’s clear who came to us to remove the mice. Well, well, welcome. Now I'll play cat and mouse with them.
/At this time, the Mice are looking for something under the bed. Grandmother lies down on the bed, jumps up, crushing the Mice. Screams are heard from under the bed. The mice get out./
GREY. What are you doing?
WHITE. Why are you stopping me from working?
GRANDMOTHER. Yes, I’m old, I wanted to rest, so I lay down.
WHITE. You need to watch where you lie down! This is how you can crush a man's tail!
GRANDMOTHER. Well, excuse me, I’ll take a nap in the chair then...
/Sits in a chair, closes his eyes./
WHITE. / To the gray one in a whisper/. Look in the kitchen.
/Gray leaves. White is looking in the closet. Grandma sneaks up and locks the closet door behind him. White knocks and shouts: “Help! Walled up! Gray runs in. Grandma sleeps in a chair./
GREY. What's happened? Who screamed?
GRANDMOTHER / waking up/. A? What? Who screamed? This is probably me in a dream.
GREY. Ahh... / Leaves/.
WHITE / from the closet/. Save! Oxygen is running out!..
/Gray returns, unlocks the cabinet, White falls out./
...Are you the one who locked me up?
GREY. No.
WHITE. You're lying! These are all your stupid jokes!.. Wait, I
I'll remember you! Just let “Ozverin” be found.
They are looking. Gray stuck his head into the cupboard. Grandma pricks him from behind with a knitting needle.
GREY / screams, White/. What are you doing? Are you completely crazy?
WHITE. What about me? What I've done?
GREY. You won't admit it yet! Now how...
/Hit White on the head with a pillow/.
/White falls to the floor. Doorbell. Grandma wakes up and runs to open it. Gray drags Bely into the closet and closes the door behind him. Grandmother and Leopold enter./
GRANDMOTHER. Then two people from the sanitary station came to see you.
LEOPOLD. Who?
GRANDMOTHER. Mice, that's who. They thought that I wouldn’t recognize them.
LEOPOLD. Where are they?
GRANDMOTHER. They escaped. They heard you coming and ran away. Probably through the window. Give me some salt while you vacuum the apartment. Just don’t be lazy, vacuum everything: don’t forget the carpet and the closet. / Leaves/.
/Leopold turns on the vacuum cleaner, moves it across the floor, over the furniture, opens one closet door, vacuums inside, the vacuum cleaner choke... Leopold opens the case: he takes out blue robes, shirts, trousers... He screams, heading towards the kitchen./
LEOPOLD. Grandma, where are these things from?
/Mice jump out of the closet. One is wrapped in a tablecloth, the other in a sheet. Barefoot on tiptoe running out of the apartment/.
MICE / shouting from behind the stage/. Wait, Leopold! You will answer for this, you vile coward!
GRANDMOTHER / enters with Leopold/. Apparently they were sitting in the closet, and your vacuum cleaner stripped them.
LEOPOLD. Oh, how inconvenient it turned out!
GRANDMOTHER. Well, let! They won't do anything wrong next time! Where's your yeast? I searched everywhere.
LEOPOLD. Yes, they are there, behind the samovar.
GRANDMOTHER / climbs behind the samovar/. There's no yeast here. Only a box, and “Ozverin” is written on it.
LEOPOLD. Yes, I threw away Ozverin a long time ago, I keep the yeast in this box.
GRANDMOTHER. What a mess! It’s immediately obvious: there is only one man in the house. / Takes some of the yeast and leaves/.
LEOPOLD / sets the table, sings/:
Everything in our apartment sparkles,
The clinking of dishes is heard,
And the ceremonial table is set
For several people.
And waiting for friends
Everything is boiling in the kitchen
After all, everyone knows what the guests have
A good appetite.
/Suitable Grandma/.
LEOPOLD. And I have everything ready. It's time to set the table.
LEOPOLD and GRANDMOTHER:
After all, without guests,
Like having no friends
It is very difficult to live in the world.
And it doesn't matter
What after them
The dishes need to be washed.
/The doorbell rings, Leopold and Grandma greet the guest. This is PES/.
DOG. Dear friend, happy birthday! Please accept my humble gift. Today I examined two mice - your neighbors. I didn’t really like them, but I liked their toy so much that I decided to buy exactly the same one and give it to you. Oh, I'm really worried whether you'll like it. This is a Rubik's Cube... that is, a Rubik's cube... no, a tube of donut...
LEOPOLD. Rubik's Cube?
LEOPOLD. Hooray! I've dreamed about him for so long. Thanks a lot.
loves to receive gifts
Any normal cat
And a young crocodile,
And the old hippopotamus.
It's nice to accept gifts,
It's nice to give them...Whoever agrees can stand up
And pick up the song...
ALL. After all, without guests,
Like having no friends
It is very difficult to live in the world.
And it doesn't matter
What after them
The dishes need to be washed.
/Doorbell. The GOAT comes/.
LEOPOLD. Hello dear GOAT.
GOAT. Dear Leopold, happy birthday to you! I'm very worried whether you will like my gift. This is Bobik's cube... er... or rather, Tobik's cube...
LEOPOLD. Is this a Rubik's Cube? The Doctor just gave me the exact same one!
GOAT. Oh, how bad it turned out!...
LEOPOLD. Why? Two cubes are better than one.
GRANDMOTHER. And three are even better...Pustiki!
LEOPOLD. Thanks grandma!
GRANDMOTHER. Sorry, granddaughter, but I bought this cube for you too. /Hands over/.
LEOPOLD. Now we will arrange a competition to see who can solve the Rubik's cube the fastest.
GRANDMOTHER. Compete, and I'll watch the pie. / Leaves/.
LEOPOLD. Get ready!
/All three sit facing the audience/.
/Music, to which all three rhythmically collect cubes, with the last chord, everyone simultaneously raises the collected cubes above their heads. Doorbell./
/A PIG enters in a sundress. Instead of a nose there is a round snout. This is White in disguise/.
PIG. Sorry, I'm not invited, but this is how it is with us pigs. I'm your new neighbor.
LEOPOLD. Hello, please come in.
PIG. But I am not alone. I had no one to leave my child with, so I brought him with me. / Rolls in a big stroller/. Here it is, my little pig! My piggy!
/Piglet's head and heel poke out of the stroller. This is Gray in a children's cap/.
PIG. Mother! Give me a sandwich with cheese!
PIG. It's too early for you to have a sandwich!
LEOPOLD. But why? If the child wants, let him eat to his health. Take it baby. / Brings a plate of sandwiches to the stroller/.
/Two hands stick out, pour sandwiches into the stroller, return the empty plate/.
DOG. Isn’t it harmful for a little one to eat so much?
PIG. It’s okay, with our pigs, that’s how it’s done.
GOAT. How much is yours?
PIG. Ours? One year old. With a ponytail.
GOAT. It’s strange... He’s a year old, but he talks like he’s big.
PIG. Yes you? He only knows a few words - UA and AU!
PIG / sticks his head out of the stroller/. Mother! Give me a Pepsi-Cola!
DOG. Small children are not allowed Pepsi-Cola! Drink milk.
PIG. Drink the milk yourself! I want Pepsi-Cola!
LEOPOLD. Okay, okay, baby. I think one sip will do nothing to him. / He holds out the bottle, Gray drinks it all, they give him an empty one./.
GRANDMOTHER / from the kitchen/. Come here, help me.
LEOPOLD. Sorry, friends, I'll leave you for a moment. / Leaves/.
/The piglet begins to whine. The pig rocks the stroller. Everyone crowded around the stroller, trying to calm the child. The pig, taking this opportunity, moves away from the stroller, rushes to the buffet, and looks for “Ozverin” there.
DOG. Calm down, calm down, little one. Here, play with the cube...
PIG. I don't want a cube!
GOAT. But look how beautiful the box is... Play with the box...
DOG. What are you doing?! This is the strongest medicine - “Ozverin”!
PIG. "Ozverin"?
PIG. Where is Ozverin?
DOG. Put the box back immediately.
PIG. I want “Ozverin”! I want “Zverina”!
PIG. Stop torturing your child! Give him the box.
DOG. But as a doctor I say – you can’t!
GOAT. You, dear ones, have let your child loose too much!
PIG. I know better than you how to raise children.
GOAT. No, you don't! He will grow up to be a pig and a pig.
PIG. And you are a goat!
/Taking advantage of the quarrel, Gray gets out of the stroller and tiptoes towards the box with Ozverin. The dog notices this/.
DOG. What is this?! / Gray freezes/.
...This is not a pig! / He approaches Gray and takes off his patch/. It's a mouse!
GOAT / Pig/. And you are no pig! / Takes off her snout/. Shame on you! Deceivers!
DOG. Have you decided to ruin the holiday for our dear Leopold? Will not work!
GOAT. While he hasn't seen it, get out of here in a good way.
WHITE. Just think! Scared... / Sits in a stroller/. Driver, move! Go!
/Gray takes the stroller with White, LEOPOLD and GRANDMOTHER appear with a birthday cake in their hands/.
LEOPOLD - Well, dear guests, the festive cake is ready! Granny please! ..Where is the pig?
GOAT - Uh... The thing is that this pig turned out to be...
PES / interrupts/ - It turned out that this pig forgot to turn off the iron. She wildly apologized that she could not stay and asked me to convey my heartfelt greetings to you.
LEOPOLD - Thank you. Now please come to the table!
DOG - Wait a minute! Before we sit down at this beautiful table, I want to congratulate our dear Leopold.
LEOPOLD - But you already congratulated me.
DOG - No, I congratulated on my own behalf, and now I will congratulate on behalf of all your friends. You don’t even know, my dear Leopold, how many friends you have. / Shows the hall./ That's how much. And even more. / To the hall./ Guys, don’t let me down, As soon as I wave my hand, you’ll sing along with me. Attention!
Today is my birthday,
On your glorious anniversary,
I brought congratulations
On behalf of the animals.
All animals know for sure
That you are the kindest cat,
They bark about it loudly
Dogs of all breeds.
EVERYTHING – Av-av-av!..
DOG - What does it mean - dear!
EVERYTHING – Av-av-av!..
DOG - Friends are always with you!
ALL - Leopold!
DOG - Don't be afraid of anyone!
And don't be a noodle!
DOG – For animals and insects
Your talent is known.
Everyone I know well
Your purple bow has become.
And for a cat like this
On this wonderful day
Cows sing in the morning
Surrounding villages.
ALL - Mu-mu-mu!
DOG - What does it mean - cute cat!
EVERYONE - Mu-mu-mu!..
DOG - Drink our milk!
ALL – Leopold!
DOG - Don't offend the bulls!
And don't be a noodle!
DOG - You have a lot of respect
Big and small
You don't open your claws
On birds and mice.
Stand up for the weak
Ready without further ado -
The birds are whispering about it
ALL. Chick-chi-rick..
DOG - What does it mean - well done!
ALL. Chick-chi-rick!
DOG - Be as cheerful as a starling!
ALL - Leopold!
DOG - Don't walk on the roofs!
ALL - Be healthy, grow big
And don't be a noodle!
/Doorbell./
LEOPOLD - It must be that Pig is back!
/A horse enters. She has two inside - White and Gray. She walks, bows, raises her front legs in greeting, sits on her hind legs./
HORSE - Congratulations, dear Leopo-o-old!
LEOPOLD - Hello. And who are you?
HORSE - I am a horse. Isn't it similar? / Kicks back legs./ I love you so much! When your film was on TV, all our horses were rusty... E-i-i-o-o-o!
GRANDMOTHER - Dear guests! Everything will cool down! Sit at the table!
DOG - I'm sorry, but as a doctor I want to ask everyone to wash their hands before eating.
GRANDMOTHER: That's right. Gold words. Wash your face!
/Everything except the horse, leaving/
...And you, dear horse?
LASHAD: And instead of hands I have hooves.
GRANDMOTHER: Why don’t you wash your hooves?
LASHAD: No, I clean them. Brush and shoe polish.
GRANDMOTHER: Wow! What doesn’t happen in nature!
/Leaves/
WHITE: / from under the blanket/. Gone! Come on quickly!
/White and Gray crawl out from under the blanket. They grab a box with “Ozverin” /
GRAY: And these are not tablets, but some large cubes.
WHITE: That’s good, it means it will work faster.
GREY: / sniffs/ Listen, they smell like yeast!
WHITE: Well, that's right! From "Ozverin" strength grows by leaps and bounds. Let's swallow it quickly, otherwise they'll be back soon!
/Both swallow yeast. White and Gray's bellies begin to swell right before our eyes./
(This is a trick: rubber tubes connected to a bulb in your pocket)
GRAY: Oh, what's wrong with you?
WHITE: I don’t know... What’s wrong with you?
GRAY: I feel bad. Ay!.. Ay!.. Help!
WHITE: Save me! I'm about to burst!..
/Leopold, Grandmother and guests run in./
Save us! We ate “Ozverin” from this box.
LEOPOLD: This is not “Ozverin”, this is yeast.
GRANDMOTHER: Your bellies have risen like dough.
GRAY: Doctor, help! Do something!
PES: Now I’ll give you “Antibrukhin”
/He takes out a large syringe from his bag. The mice crawl backstage in horror. The dog follows them. The screams of mice are heard. All three return. The mice took on their previous form/.
WHITE: Forgive us, Leopold!
GRAY: Sorry, huh?
LEOPOLD: Okay, so be it. I have forgiven you so many times, I will forgive you this time too.
GRANDMOTHER: Well, when will we finally sit down at the table?
/Everyone sits down. The mice stand modestly aside/.
LEOPOLD: Guys, why don't you sit down?
WHITE: Can we do it too?
GRAY: No one has ever invited us to the table.
LEOPOLD: Sit down, sit down and make yourself at home.
/The mice join the guests. The candles on the birthday cake are lit. Leopold rises with a glass of milk in his hand./
My friends, tell me, when do you and I feel especially good?
GOAT: When we watch cartoons.
DOG: When we walk in the fresh air.
WHITE: When we eat cheese.
GRAY: With crust.
LEOPOLD: And I think we feel especially good when we have friends around us. With friends it’s always fun, interesting and you feel so strong that you don’t need any “Ozverin”. In short, guys...
ALL: Let's live together! Hooray!
LEOPOLD: And now, as is tradition, let's extinguish the candles on the birthday cake.
/Guests blow on the candles, but the candles do not go out/
No, apparently without our friends / points to the auditorium/ We can’t get by here either. Come on, everything is together!..
/They blow on candles along with the audience. Candles go out. The melody of the final song begins. Leopold takes the hands of the Mice, the rest of the participants join them /.
LEOPOLD: Let's forget everything that happened
I've been wanting to say for a long time
That it’s stupid to waste energy on a fight,
We need her for good deeds.
ALL: The sun shines brighter,
The sparrow is chirping,
Good people to live in this world (2 times)
Have fun (2 times)
LEOPOLD: I'm not a coward, I'll tell you honestly,
I just think like this:
There is enough space on this vast earth
For mice, cats and dogs.
The most popular animated film among children about a good-natured cat was created in 1981 by the famous screenwriter and director Anatoly Reznikov.
"The Adventure of Leopold the Cat" is not one story, but eleven exciting and funny episodes. The storyline of the above work of Soviet animators is unusually simple. However, a very important thing is hidden behind it: each adventure of Leopold the cat is a separate instructive story for young children.
Of course, this animated film can be considered the kindest among those created in the post-Soviet space. And, of course, every child could retell any adventure of the cat Leopold without hesitation. What is this cartoon about? Naturally, it's about friendship.
Not a single adventure of Leopold the cat is complete without a reminder that everyone should live in peace and harmony with each other. This is the only way for individuals to exist.
So, “The Adventures of Leopold the Cat.” The cartoon was watched by a countless number of young viewers. Which Soviet schoolchild did not know the phrase: “Guys, let’s live together”? Of course, she was known to everyone. Until now, many are admired by the kindness that the above cartoon radiates. In addition, what is surprising is how colorfully its main characters are artistically designed. And here we must pay tribute to the Soviet animators, who tried to depict the mice and the cat as vividly and realistically as possible. What is the scoring like for “The Adventures of Leopold the Cat”? Andrei Mironov, Gennady Khazanov - their voices made this cartoon unforgettable, you want to watch it again and again.
What is the storyline of Arkady Khait’s creative work? So, “The Adventures of Leopold the Cat.” All episodes, as already emphasized, express one thought: “Friendship is the most important thing in the world.”
Everyone knows very well that the cat always hunts mice, who are afraid of him like fire. And, it would seem, this law of nature is unshakable. However, the authors of adventure stories about Leopold do not think so.
In one provincial town, in house No. 8/16, there lived an ordinary intellectual cat who never hurt a fly in his life; on the contrary, he loved to repeat the same thing to everyone: “Guys, let’s live together.” He was very peaceful and kind. But next door to him lived harmful little mice: White and Gray. They constantly plotted various intrigues for Leopold, trying at all costs to annoy and harm him. In particular, in one of the episodes, Leopold is prescribed the medicine “Ozverin” so that he can give a worthy rebuff to the mice. He took the entire medicine and became angry and dangerous: he immediately wanted to punish his offenders. However, in the end everything ended well: Leopold once again realized how good it is to be kind and sympathetic.
(based on the cartoon)
Everyone knows that cats and kittens really don’t like mice. It's terrible! No, that is, they love, even really, to eat them. They’ll catch them, play with them and - ah! They'll eat it! People eat cabbage soup, porridge, watermelons, and cats eat mice. And they love milk too. True, not all cats eat mice. Now I’ll just tell you about the cat who didn’t eat mice.
It was a very kind and affectionate cat. His name was correct! -
Le-o-pold. He loved music and hummed quietly to himself. Without stopping.
Life is more fun with music. And his music was amazing - without a motive, but as if a bright stream was rolling over crystal stones. Everyone liked it so much: people, cats, and little mice also liked it, because they knew that when cats sing, that is, purr, they become kind and... lazy. And they don't chase mice. And Leopold the cat was always kind, even when he didn’t purr. That’s why everything
the mice loved him, and he was friends with them. He kept repeating: “Guys, let’s play, let’s not quarrel or shout at each other, but live together.”
All the mice agreed with him, joked with him: they drove him into a mousetrap, tied his mustache with a bow, hung a bell on his tail, put glasses on his ears and even rode astride him. And at the same time they died laughing. Not a cat, but a fairy tale!
At first the cat began to get angry: why, he should stop this disgrace! But as soon as he starts scolding and scattering mice, he also begins to laugh. He literally falls off his feet laughing, and the little mice burst into tears even more than ever.
“Pi-pi-pi-pi-pi-pi-pi-pi-pi-pi-pi-pi...” And everyone had a good time and fun.
And one day this happened. Listen carefully. Mice were found on the floor
some pills and decided to treat their friend Leopold with them: “Eat, Leo, eat, these are sweets. Delicious!” - they said and licked their tongues. The cat was
sugary. And very trusting. He did something that should never have been done: he took and swallowed this delicacy, some kind of candy. That is, unknown pills.!! Licked his lips. And only now did I realize how tasteless they were. Sweets are not like that
there will be! But it was no longer possible to spit them out: they had been swallowed!
Oh-oh! You should have seen what happened to him!! He stopped looking like himself. He looked like a tiger! Only smaller in size. And he didn’t purr, but yelled a terrible song about challenging mice to fight. Even if a million, even a billion come, he will not be afraid, because he is not a cat, but a tiger, that now it is not Leopold who lives in him, but a Leopard.
The little mice ran away in fear. The cat went berserk because these unknown tablets contained a particularly dangerous substance - beast. Whoever tries the beast will not recognize himself. And others won't recognize him. The mice got scared. And they also felt sad
who will they play with now? They regretted their prank, it was in vain to treat him not with sweets, but with God knows what.
The Leopard ran, ran, ran, ran, got tired and even wanted to drink. And the little mice, although they hid, watched him. When they saw that he was thirsty, they quietly offered him a large bowl of milk when he turned his back to them. The cat plops its face into it, drinks, drinks, drinks, drinks... And - oh, a miracle! He stopped running and yelling his terrible song, his eyes again became cat-like, not tiger-like. He calmed down, froze, barked and began to say: “Guys, we must live together, we must love each other, then everyone will be fine.”
He was very ashamed that he was chasing mice, and they were ashamed too, because they deceived the good cat and gave him unknown pills instead of candy.
And they decided that they wouldn't do that anymore. And the cat decided that he would apologize and would no longer chase mice. And he also promised that more
will never swallow anything and no one knows what...
Overjoyed that everything ended well, he purred tenderly, the little mice tried to sing along with him, but they did it in their own way: “Pi-pi-pi-pi-pi-pi-pi-pi-pi-pi-pi-pi.” ..”But it still worked out great.
It’s so good, the little mice and the cat said in one voice, when everyone sings together.
