Tyrants need no excuse.
猫和老鼠
The Cat and the Mice
一所房子里鼠多为患。猫知道了这个情况后，便去了那所房子里，吃掉了一只又一只老鼠。老鼠们损失惨重，为了避免全军覆没，老鼠们纷纷躲藏在洞里，轻易不会出来。这样，猫就没办法捉到他们了。猫想来想去，只得用计谋把老鼠诱骗出来，于是，她找到一个挂钩，吊在上面装死。其中一只老鼠小心翼翼地探出头向外张望，看到猫的样子，说道：“嗨，亲爱的猫夫人，您还是不要白费心机了。即使您完全变成一只饭袋，我们也是不会靠近你的。”
吃一堑长一智。
A certain house was overrun with Mice. A Cat，discovering this，made her way into it and began to catch and eat them one by one. Fearing for their lives，the Mice kept themselves close in their holes. The Cat was no longer able to get at them and perceived that she must tempt them forth by some device. For this purpose she jumped upon a peg，and suspending herself from it，pretended to be dead. One of the Mice，peeping stealthily out，saw her and said，“Ah，my good madam，even though you should turn into a meal-bag，we will not come near you.”