Once there were many mice in the house. They gave the housewife no end of trouble. She was sick of them. With a view to getting rid of them, she tamed a cat, Pussy by name. Pussy began to eat the mice. They were in a great fix. They could not come out of their holes for fear of being eaten up by the cat.
One day they held a meeting, many plans were discussed, and they could not arrive at any decision. At last, a young mouse stood up and said, “Let us hang a bell around the neck of the cat. It shall ring whenever she comes.
Being warned of the approach of the enemy, we could make ourselves scare”. The plans were finally liked by all the mice. An old mouse, who had kept silent all the while, stood up and said, “Really your proposal is very nice but it is not sound.
Tell me who will bell the cat.” Now everybody was silent. They looked at each other in a hopeless manner. No one came forward to offer his services. Soon Pussy appeared on the scene, and all fled away for their life.
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