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Line-Talk: A Tale from Aesop: The Mice in Council
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· 1 message · 5 Apr 1995
-=(( A Tale from Aesop ))=-
-=(( The Mice in Council ))=-
The mice summoned a council .e.
to decide how they might .! .e.
best devise means of ,e' ! !, .e...e.ee..
warning themselves of .o' o ! ! ! ! ! 'e.
the approach of their .' ! e! 'e.
great enemy the cat. '',,,, .e' e' o .. e.
Among the many plans ! . ,, !,, e' ,'.o. ',
suggested, the one that ! ',,,',,,' ',,,,,,,,!' !''e ,,,,,,,e.
found most favor was ! ,, ! .o' ! !, 'e
the proposal .' ! ',, .' o ! .e'
to tie a ,,,,,,,,,,,,;,e ''''e. ! ',,,. , ! ...e'
bell to .ee''''e,. ',,,,,,,,''' !'''' e'
the neck ,e' ''. .e. ,,e'' !
of the .e' ''! !'''. ',,, ,''''' !
cat, so .e' o '. ! '''' !
that ! . . '. ! .e' !
the ! ! ! !''e,,,,,,,,' .o. ! ' !
mice, '. !'...e'! ', .! ! ,,,' ' .o!
being ;' !... ',,,' e' o o ' ',,,,,,,' e''e.
,,,,,,,,,,;;'',,,,,,,' e'' ,!, ',,,,' 'ee......
'e e
warned by the sound of the e' !'
tinkling, might run away and .! !
hide themselves in their !' !,
holes at his approach. But .e! !
when the mice further e' !'
debated who among them 'e !
should thus "bell the cat," 'e !e,
there was no one found to 'e e'
do it. 'e ,,,,,,'
.e',,'
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del...@genieus.geis.com
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