The Cat and The Fox
One,
day a cat and fox were telling each
other how many tricks they had with which
to escape from their enemies. The fox, who
was a proud and
boastful fellow,
said: "I have
more than a
hundred. How
many have you?"
The cat replied: "I have
only one. But
thus far this
one has been
enough."
The cat had
hardly finished speaking before they heard
loud barking, and they knew that they would
soon be chased by a pack of dogs.
The cat quickly used her one trick. She
ran up a tree and hid herself among the
branches.
The fox tried to think which one of a
hundred tricks he would use. While trying
to make up his mind,
the dogs caught him,
and he was killed.
The cat looked
down from the tree,
and when she saw what find happened,
she said to herself: One sure plan is better
than a hundred uncertain ones.
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