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Belling the Cat

In the thought-provoking moral story "Belling the Cat," featured in folklore and moral stories collections, the mice convene to devise a strategy against their enemy, the Cat. A young mouse proposes attaching a bell to the Cat for early warning, capturing the group's enthusiasm, until an old mouse questions the practicality of such a plan, highlighting the challenge of implementing creative moral stories that offer seemingly clever solutions. Ultimately, the tale illustrates that it is easy to suggest impossible remedies, prompting reflection on the effectiveness of proposed solutions.

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Belling the Cat - Aesop's Fable illustration about caution, practicality, leadership
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Reveal Moral

"The moral of the story is that proposing solutions is easy, but implementing them can be difficult or impossible."

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Quick Facts

Age Group
kids
children
story for class 2
story for class 3
story for class 4
Theme
caution
practicality
leadership
Characters
mice
Cat
young mouse
old mouse

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