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Much wants more and loses all.

THE CAT AND THE MICE

There was once a house that was overrun with Mice. A Cat heard of

this, and said to herself, "That's the place for me," and off she

went and took up her quarters in the house, and caught the Mice

one by one and ate them. At last the Mice could stand it no

longer, and they determined to take to their holes and stay

there. "That's awkward," said the Cat to herself: "the only thing

to do is to coax them out by a trick." So she considered a while,

and then climbed up the wall and let herself hang down by her

hind legs from a peg, and pretended to be dead. By and by a Mouse

peeped out and saw the Cat hanging there. "Aha!" it cried,

"you're very clever, madam, no doubt: but you may turn yourself

into a bag of meal hanging there, if you like, yet you won't

catch us coming anywhere near you."

If you are wise you won't be deceived by the innocent airs of

those whom you have once found to be dangerous.

THE MISCHIEVOUS DOG