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Key words£ºcat,
mouse,
tempt,
hole |
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Genre£ºfable |
Topic£ºcaution |
Words:120 |
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this purpose she jumped upon a peg,
and suspending herself from it,
pretended to be dead. |
The cat and the mice
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Author£ºAesop |
Source£ºwww.britishcouncil.org
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Nation£ºGreece
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Date£º2008-8-14 |
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A
certain house was overrun with mice. A cat, discovering this,
made her way into it and began to catch and eat them one by one.
Fearing for their lives, the mice kept themselves close in their
holes.
The cat was no longer able to get at them and perceived that she
must tempt them forth by some device. For this purpose she
jumped upon a peg, and suspending herself from it, pretended to
be dead.
One of the mice, peeping stealthily out, saw her and said, "Ah,
my good madam, even though you should turn into a meal-bag, we
will not come near you."
He who is once deceived is doubly
cautious.
Discussion£º
1. Why couldn't the cat
catch the mice?
2. Did the cat's device
work?
3. What did the mice think
of the cat's "death"?
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