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Aesop's Fables, Part 147 summary

Part 147 of 284 · 1 min to read the part

In Venus and the Cat, Venus turns a Cat into a beautiful woman so she can marry the young man she loves. When Venus releases a mouse to test whether her habits also change, the woman chases it, and the disgusted goddess turns her back into a Cat.

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  1. A Cat loves a handsome young man and asks Venus to make her a woman.
  2. Venus grants the request, and the young man falls in love with the transformed Cat and marries her.
  3. Venus releases a mouse near the couple to test whether the Cat's habits match her new form.
  4. The woman immediately chases the mouse, and Venus changes her back into a Cat.

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