The Cat and the Mice

In a certain house, a troublesome situation arose: it was overrun with mice. A clever cat, upon discovering this abundance of prey, decided to make her way inside. One by one, she began to catch and eat the unsuspecting mice.

Fearing for their lives, the mice took refuge in their holes, staying close and hidden from the relentless hunter. The cat, frustrated by her inability to reach them, realized that she needed a clever strategy to lure them out.

To execute her plan, she jumped onto a peg and suspended herself from it, pretending to be dead. The ruse was intended to convince the mice that the danger had passed.

One of the mice, peeking out cautiously, spotted her and declared, "Ah, my good madam, even if you were to transform into a meal-bag, we will not come near you."

This encounter served as a lesson: once someone has been deceived, they become doubly cautious.