The Cat & Mouse in Partnership

Lethe chatcat fitmade lathe connaissanceknowledge d'uneof a souris.mouse
The cat met a mouse. Ilhe l'assuraassured her siso bienwell quethat seshis sentimentsfeelings enverstoward elleher étaientwere amicauxfriendly etand chaleureuxwarm quethat lathe sourismouse se(oneself) laissalet convaincreconvince etand finitfinished parby accepteraccepting deto vivrelive avecwith lethe chat,cat sousunder lethe mêmesame toit.roof
He assured her so well that his feelings for her were warm and friendly that the mouse was persuaded and eventually agreed to live with the cat, under the same roof. «Il(it) nouswe faudrawill need faireto make nosour réservesreserves deof nourriturefood pourfor l'hiver,»winter ditsaid lethe chat,cat «sinonif not nouswe risquonsrisk deto mourirdie deof faim.hunger
"We'll have to stock up on food for the winter," said the cat, "otherwise we'll starve to death. Toi,you mamy petitesmall souris,mouse tuyou ne(not) peuxcan pasnot allergo partout,everywhere tuyou pourraiscould teyourself faireto do prendretake dansin una piège.»trap
You, my little mouse, can't go everywhere, you might get caught in a trap. C'étaitit was unea bonnegood idée.idea
"It was a good idea. Ilsthey achetèrentbought alorsthen una petitsmall potpot deof saindouxlard maisbut ne(not) savaientknew pasnot oùwhere le(it) cacher.hide
They bought a small jar of lard, but didn't know where to hide it. Ilsthey réfléchirentreflected longtempsfor a long time et,and finalement,finally lethe chatcat décida:decided «Sais-tudo you know cethis quethat nouswe allonswill faire?to do
They thought for a long time, and finally the cat decided: "Do you know what we're going to do? Nouswe le(it) cacheronshide dansin l'église;the church onwe ne(not) peutcan imaginerimagine meilleurebest cachette!hiding spot
We'll hide it in the church; we can't imagine a better hiding place! Personnenobody n'oseraitwould dare emportertake away quelquesome chosething d'uneof a église.church
No one would dare take anything away from a church. Nouswe poseronsput lethe potpot sousunder l'autelthe altar etand nouswe ne(not) l'entameronsopen it qu'enin that cascase deof nécessiténecessity absolue.»absolute
We'll place the pot under the altar and only open it when absolutely necessary.