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 tempt1 them forth2 by some device. For this purpose
she jumped upon a peg3, 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某房子老鼠泛滥。一只猫发现了这一点,她一路走来,开始一一捕捉并吃掉它们。由于担心自己的生命,老鼠们把自己关在洞里。这只猫再也无法抓住他们,意识到她必须通过某种装置来“打败”他们。为了这个目的,她跳上了一辆peg3马车,并将自己吊起来,假装死了。其中一只老鼠偷偷地往外偷看,看到她说:“啊,我的好夫人,即使你变成阿米巴袋,我们也不会靠近你。"一朝被蛇咬,必加倍谨慎。
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