[Read more…] about The Monkey and The CatA Monkey talked friend Cat into trying to pull chestnuts out of the fire to share. Cat pulled and got burned; Monkey just ate. Cat lost.
The flatterer seeks some benefit at your expense.
The Rat and The Elephant
[Read more…] about The Rat and The ElephantA Rat was full of itself on the King’s Highway. He chided an Elephant and the King as being inferior. The Royal Cat spied him and no more boasting.
A resemblance to the great in some things does not make us great.
The Cat and The Bat
[Read more…] about The Cat and The BatA Cat prayed to be saved and was so long as no further birds were eaten. A Bat flew by and it took the Cat very little time to call the Bat a mouse. Eaten.
If someone wants something badly enough they will find a way.
The Fox and The Cat
[Read more…] about The Fox and The CatA Cat and Fox were moralizing about how bad killing was. On arrival at their destination a fat Cock and Mouse changed their minds.
It is a common habit among men to talk of what is right and good, and to do what is quite the reverse.
The Hungry Cat and The Pigeons
[Read more…] about The Hungry Cat and The PigeonsAn ill-fed Cat hunted for more food. He found and invaded a dovecote but was caught and hung there by the owner. Master came along with no sympathy.
Gluttons procure their own untimely ends.
The Deceived Eagle
[Read more…] about The Deceived EagleAn Eagle on the prowl for a meal spied some hair he took for a Hare and swooped down and grabbed it. Too late he found the hair was really a wild Cat. Oopsl
Look before you leap.