Old Sultan's Loyalty

Once there was a farmer who had an old dog named Sultan. Sultan was very loyal but had grown old and lost all his teeth, so he couldn't do anything anymore. One day, the farmer told his wife that he planned to shoot Sultan because he was no longer useful.

The farmer’s wife felt sorry for Sultan and said he had served them faithfully for a long time and deserved to stay. The farmer disagreed, saying that Sultan couldn’t scare away any thieves and had already been well-fed.

Sultan, who was lying in the sun nearby, heard everything and felt sad about his fate. That evening, he went to find his friend, the wolf, and told him what was happening. The wolf had an idea. He told Sultan to wait until the next day when the farmer and his wife would go out to make hay, taking their little child with them. They usually laid the child under a hedge in the shade while they worked. Sultan should lay there too, pretending to guard the child.

The wolf would then come out of the woods and grab the child. Sultan would chase him and pretend to try to get the child back. The wolf promised to drop the child, and Sultan would return it to the farmer and his wife, who would be very grateful and keep him safe.

The next day, everything went as planned. When the wolf ran off with the child, the farmer screamed, but when Sultan brought the child back, the farmer was overjoyed. He stroked Sultan and promised to take care of him for the rest of his life. The farmer’s wife made Sultan some soft bread to eat and brought him a comfortable pillow to lie on.

From then on, Sultan lived happily. Later, the wolf came to visit and was pleased with Sultan's good fortune. But the wolf then asked Sultan if he could steal one of the farmer's fat sheep. Sultan refused, saying he would remain loyal to his master.

The wolf thought Sultan was joking and tried to steal a sheep at night. But the farmer, knowing the wolf’s plan from Sultan, caught him and punished him. The wolf had to run away and shouted at Sultan that he would pay for this.

The next morning, the wolf sent a wild boar to challenge Sultan. Sultan had no one to help him except a three-legged cat. When they arrived at the meeting place, the wolf and the boar saw them coming and thought the cat's tail was a sword. They got scared and ran away, thinking Sultan and the cat were more powerful than they were.

In the end, Sultan and the cat didn’t get hurt, and Sultan's loyalty was rewarded.