那些給我智慧和勇氣的寓言故事22:貓和鈴鐺

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There were many mice in a house. The man of the house got a cat. The cat killed many of the mice.

房子裏有許多老鼠。房主找來一隻貓，這隻貓吃掉了很多老鼠。

Then the oldest mouse said,“All mice must come to my hole tonight, and we will think what we can do about this cat.”

這時，最老的一隻老鼠說：“今天晚上,所有的老鼠必須到我的洞裏來，我們要想辦法，來對付這隻貓。”

All the mice came. Many mice spoke, but none knew what to do. At last a young mouse stood up and said,“We must put a bell on the cat. Then, when the cat comes near, we shall hear the bell and run away and hide. So the cat will not catch any more mice.”

所有的老鼠都來了。很多老鼠都發言了，但是，誰也不知道該怎麼辦。最後，有一隻年輕的老鼠站起來說：“我們必須在貓的身上掛一個鈴鐺，這樣一來，當貓走近時，我們聽到鈴聲，就可以躲起來了，貓就再也抓不到老鼠了。”

Then the old mouse asked,“Who will put the bell on the cat？”No mouse answered.

這時，那隻年老的老鼠說：“誰去給貓掛鈴鐺呢？”沒有一隻老鼠回答。

He waited, but still no one answered.

它等了一會兒，仍然沒人回答。

At last he said,“It is not hard to say things; but it is harder to do them.”

最後，它說：“說起來容易，但做起來難啊。”