The Cat and the Mice

The Cat and the Mice

The Cat and the Mice is a fable attributed to Aesop.It tells the story of a house full of mice, and the cat who hunts them. After the cat catches several of them, the remaining mice retreat into their holes. The cat tries to fool them by playing dead, but the mice don't fall for it. The moral of the story is that the wise are not tricked by the innocence of those previously found to be dangerous.

See also

*Aesop's Fables


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Cat and Mouse (unofficial PGR game) — Cat and Mouse is an improvised racing game type for Project Gotham Racing 2 (PGR2) and 3 (PGR3) played on Xbox Live. In PGR2 all players must agree to the rules as it is not a built in game type. However, Cat and Mouse is a built in game type in… …   Wikipedia

  • The Mice (band) — The Mice were a young Cleveland based power pop trio active in the mid 80s. Brothers Bill Fox and Tommy Fox played with Bill s high school friends and performed music in various minor and untitled lineups. Together with an unknown friend who… …   Wikipedia

  • when the cat’s away, the mice will play — Cf. early 14th cent. Fr. ou chat na rat regne, where there is no cat the rat is king; c 1470 Harley MS 3362 in Retrospective Review (1854) May 309 The mows lordchy pythe [rules] ther a cat ys nawt; 1599 SHAKESPEARE Henry V I. ii. 172 To her… …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse — A E s DVD release of Courageous Cat Minute Mouse Format Cartoon Created by Bob Kane …   Wikipedia

  • when the cat's away (the mice will play) — when/while/the cat’s away (the mice will play) humorous phrase used for saying that people will do what they want and have fun if someone in authority is not there Thesaurus: general words for entertainment and funhypernym types of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • while the cat's away (the mice will play) — when/while/the cat’s away (the mice will play) humorous phrase used for saying that people will do what they want and have fun if someone in authority is not there Thesaurus: general words for entertainment and funhypernym types of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • when the cat's away the mice will play — when the cat s aˈway the mice will ˈplay idiom (saying) people enjoy themselves more and behave with greater freedom when the person in charge of them is not there Main entry: ↑catidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures — Also known as The Mouse Adventures (UK) Genre Animation Written by Patrick Granleese Caroline R. Maria Bruce Robb Voices of Julie Burroughs Terrence Scammell …   Wikipedia

  • The Dandy Annual — is the current name of the book that has been published every year since 1938, to tie in with the children s comic The Dandy. As of 2011[update] there have been 74 editions, with another (The Dandy Annual 2013) presumably to follow in 2012. The… …   Wikipedia

  • The Rescuers — Original theatrical release poster Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman John Lounsbery Art Stevens Produced by …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”