The Cat, The Cock and the young Mouse

The Cat, The Cock and the young Mouse

One of the most famous and well known stories of the Aesop’s Fables collection is the story called “The Cat, The Cock and the young Mouse”(wiki). In this old Aesop’s Fables story, a very young mouse who has never seen the world before decides to go on an adventure when his mother was not looking, !!! Read on about the story….

The Cat, The Cock and the young Mouse
The Cat, The Cock and the young Mouse

Story:

Once upon a time, there was a very young mouse. The mouse had never seen the world and decided to go on an adventure. When his mother was not looking, he left the house.

When he came back, the mouse looked very scared.

Mother Mouse asked, “My dear child, where did you go? I told you that you must not leave the house before you are bigger.”

The young mouse said, “I have been on a great adventure. I saw two creatures which were so big.”

Mother mouse said, “Tell me about them.”

The young mouse said, “The first creature looked very scary. The bird had a slab of red meat above and below his cruel mouth, looked very restless. Not only that, he was tearing the ground with his long claws and was pecking the ground like a mad creature. He beat his hands on his sides so fast.”

Can you guess what the young mouse saw? It was the cock.

The young mouse said, “The second was a peaceful creature who looked very cute. He had long whiskers, orange fur which looked very soft and velvety and a bushy long tail which curled around him. The creature was fast asleep and next to him was a bowl of milk. I wanted to wake him up since he looked so noble and peaceful.”

“I was just about to go and wake him up when the first creature saw me and screamed. The scream was so scary I ran for my life. I would have made such good friends with the second creature.”

The Mother Mouse said, “My dear child. You are so lucky to have survived. The first creature you saw was a bird called as a cock. He may look terrifying, but he never harms a mouse. The second creature who was asleep is a cat. He would eat us if you are caught. Never judge people by their looks.”

 

Moral of the Story “The Cat, The Cock and the young Mouse”:

The moral of the story is “Do not trust alone to outward appearances.”

Questions and Answers on “The Cat, The Cock and the young Mouse

  1. Who are the main characters of the story?
  2. Which creature did the mouse see first?
  3. Who did the mouse see second?
  4. What is the moral of the story?

 

Answers

  1. The main characters of the story are a cat, a cock and a young mouse.
  2. He saw a cat which he thought was very peaceful kind and noble.
  3. The second animal which the mouse saw was the cock or the rooster
  4. The moral of the story is, “Do not trust alone to outward appearances.”

 

The Cat, The Cock and the young Mouse – PDF

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