After that, the Cat, without going that day into the village, went away along the path. As it was going along it met with a Rat. The Rat asked the Cat, “Where, O Cat-Lord, are you going?”
Then the Cat said, “I am going for Bell Worship.”
The Rat asked, “Shall I come too?”
The Cat said, “It is good.”
The Rat also having set off, as the two were going away they met with a Squirrel. The Squirrel asked the Cat, “Where, O Cat-Lord, are you going?”
Then the Cat said, “I am going for Bell Worship.”
The Squirrel asked, “Shall I come too?”
After that, the Cat said, “It is good.”
Now then, the Squirrel having set off, as the three were going away they met with a Jungle-cock. The Jungle-cock asked the Cat, “Where, O Cat-Lord, are you going?”
Then the Cat said, “I am going for Bell Worship.”