Belling the cat
long ago,there was a big cat in the house.He caught many mice while they were stealing food.
One day the mice bad a meeting to talk about the way to deal with their common enemy.Some said this,andsome said that. At last a young mouse got up,and said that he had a good idea.“We could tie a bell around the neck of the cat.Then when he comes near,we can hear the sound of the bell,and run away.”
Everyone approved of this proposal,but an old wise mouse got up and said,“That is all very well,but who will tie the bell to the cat?”The mice looked at each other,but nobody spoke.
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給貓掛鈴鐺
很久以前，房子里有只大貓。他抓住了許多偷吃糧食的老鼠。
一天，老鼠們開(kāi)會(huì)討論對(duì)付貓的辦法。有的說(shuō)這樣，有有的說(shuō)那樣。最后一只小老鼠站起來(lái)，說(shuō)他有一個(gè)好辦法：我們給貓的脖子上拴一個(gè)鈴當(dāng)，當(dāng)貓走近的時(shí)候，我們就可以聽(tīng)到鈴聲，就可以逃跑了。
每個(gè)老鼠都同意這個(gè)建議，但是一只老老鼠站起來(lái)說(shuō)：那誰(shuí)去給貓戴上鈴當(dāng)呢?老鼠們你看我，我看你，沒(méi)人出聲了。
