The Cat and The Mice
Aesop | Greece
A sneaky cat tries to catch some mice, but the clever mice outsmart the cat by not falling for its tricks.
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Once upon a time, there was a family of mice living in a house. One day, a cat came to the house and started catching the mice, one by one. The mice were very scared and quickly hid in their safe spots.
The cat, thinking it was very clever, decided to trick the mice. It hung itself from a peg, pretending to be a bag. The cat thought the mice would come out to see what was hanging there, and then it could catch them easily.
But the mice were smarter than the cat expected. They noticed the cat’s trick and stayed hidden. The cat hung there for a long time, waiting for a mouse to come out, but none did.
Finally, the cat understood that the mice had outsmarted it. Feeling embarrassed, the cat gave up and left, realizing it should never underestimate the mice again.
Because of their quick thinking and cleverness, the mice were able to live safely and happily, free from the cat’s tricks.
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