Assembled fables from Aesop compiled by Joseph Jacobs and Walter Crane
(Image Source: Pixibay)
Belling the Cate, plot points
- Mice gather en masse to discuss their common enemy, the Cat
- Many mice offer many solutions, but none are believed to work
- A young mouse proses tying able to the Cat, so they can hear his coming
- All like this plan but fear putting it into action
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse, plot points
- A country mouse hosts his cousin mouse from the city
- Country mouse offers the best he can to his cousin in the peace of the country
- Dissatisfied the city mouse insists the country mouse return with him to the city for fine dining
- Once in the city they feast on delicious foods from the back of a restaurant
- Several dogs chase off the two mice and the country mouse decides he prefers peaceful contentment to dangerous city life
The Lion and the Mouse, plot points
- A mouse runs up and down the length of a lion, rousing him from sleep
- The lion pins the mouse and contemplates eating him as a snack
- The mouse pleads for his life, offering a favor in exchange
- The lion releases the mouse and they part ways
- After a time, the lion becomes trapped by some hunters and fears his imminent death
- Along comes the same mouse who chews the bindings off the lion, allowing him to escape and repaying his debt
The Married Mouse, plot points
- Mouse marries a lioness
- Mouse gets stomped on by his wife...
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