The Fox and the Cat
The Fox and the Cat
A Fox
was boasting to a Cat of its clever devices for escaping its enemies. “I have a
whole bag of tricks,” he said, “which contains a hundred ways of escaping my
enemies.”
“I
have only one,” said the Cat. “But I can generally manage with that.” Just at
that moment they heard the cry of a pack of hounds coming towards them, and the
Cat immediately scampered up a tree and hid herself in the boughs. “This is my
plan,” said the Cat. “What are you going to do?” The Fox thought first of one
way, then of another, and while he was debating the hounds came nearer and
nearer, and at last the Fox in his confusion was caught up by the hounds and
soon killed by the huntsmen. Miss Puss, who had been looking on, said, “Better
one safe way than a hundred on which you cannot reckon.”
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