The Wicked Middleman
Image generated using Gemini from the prompt: wicked cat, sparrow, and rabbit.
A sparrow once lived in a hole in a tree. He set out to find food and didn't return for a few days. A rabbit saw the empty hole and made it home. A few days later, the sparrow returned, but the rabbit wouldn’t vacate the spot.
"Let us ask the cat to adjudicate," suggested the sparrow. "We will do as she says."
Thus, the sparrow and the rabbit went to the cat and asked her to judge.
"I have become old; therefore, I cannot hear properly," said the cat in a feeble voice. "Come near and explain the matter to me."
When the poor sparrow and rabbit approached her, she pounced on the two, killed them, and ate them!
If you fight among yourselves, your strength will reduce, and others will take advantage of this.