Let's Read Asesop's Fables - Belling the Cat

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Belling the Cat
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The mice once called a meeting to decide on  a plan to free themselves of their enemy,  
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the cat. At least they wished to find some way  of knowing when she was coming so they might  
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have time to run away. Indeed, something had to  be done, for they lived in such constant fear of  
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her claws that they hardly dared stir from their  dens by night or day. Many plans were discussed,  
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but none of them was thought good enough.  At last, a very young mouse got up and said,  
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"I have a plan that seems very simple, but I know  it will be successful. All we have to do is hang  
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a bell about the cat's neck. When we hear the  bell ringing, we will know immediately that our  
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enemy is coming." All the mice were much surprised  that they had not thought of such a plan before.  
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But in the midst of the rejoicing over their good  fortune, an old mouse arose and said, "I will say  
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that the plan of the young mouse is very good, but  let me ask one question: Who will bell the cat?"
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What's the moral of the story?  Write it in the comments. Then  
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check the video description where  you'll also find vocabulary notes.
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