Aesop's Fables, Part 3 summary
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In The Cat and the Mice, a cat moves into a house full of mice and eats them until they retreat into their holes, so she pretends to be dead to lure them out. A mouse rejects the trick, and the closing lesson warns against trusting harmless appearances after danger is already known.
What happens
- A cat hears about a house overrun with mice, moves in, and begins catching and eating them.
- The mice decide to remain in their holes to escape her.
- The cat hangs from a peg by her hind legs and pretends to be dead.
- A mouse sees her and declares that even a different appearance cannot make the mice approach.
- The closing lesson advises caution toward anyone already known to be dangerous.
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What to notice
The final lesson connects the cat’s disguise with a general warning: known danger matters more than a harmless appearance.
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How does the cat try to lure the mice out?
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