Aesop BBC的伊索寓言40故事36 belling_the_cat.pdf简介：
36. BELLING THE CATBy Rob JohnThe mice who lived on a farm were very happy because the farmers cat which was supposed to hunt and kill mice was old and lazy and spent most of his time sleeping in the sunshine. Cant be bothered with catching mice any more, said the old cat. All that lurking about and pounc- ing. Got better things to dolike sleeping. So the mice ran about safely all over the farm and had plenty to eatuntil one day an awful thing happened. The farmer came into the farmyard carrying a wooden box. He put it �on the floor andout of the box walked a cat; a new young cat with black sleek fur and long sharp claws. The cat looked around the farmyard and she sniffed the air.Huh, shes nothing to be scared of, said a young mouse. Shes only a cat. Only a lazy old cat.But an old mouse wasnt so sure. The new cat didnt look oldor lazy. This cat looked young and keen andhungry. Just be careful, said the old mouse. Just keep your eyes open and be very careful.That night the new cat prowled the farmyard. She walked silently in the darkness; invisible in her black coat. She watched and she waited; listening for the tiniest sound. In the morning when the mice met for breakfast in the barn there didnt seem to be quite so many of them. Where is everyone this morning? said the young mouse.I wonder, said the old mouse look-ing at the new cat who was sitting outside the farmhouse with a big smile on her face.Each night more mice disappeared…and the new cat seemed to be getting fatter. 1Soon the mice were really scared. Finally the old mouse called a meeting.We have to do something, he said. If we cant get rid of this cat shell end up eating us all. We need a plan. The problem, said the old mouse, is that you cant hear the cat com- ing. She moves silently in the darkness. You dont know shes thereuntil its too late.Thats it! said the young mouse. We get a bell and tie it round the cats nec 展开>>

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