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JOSIE'S POEMS
Longer Narrative Poems
for Children
By Josie Whitehead
BELLING THE CAT
Based on an Aesop's Fable
By Josie Whitehead
Once there was a *wily cat –
Worse than all the rest –
But, when it came to catching mice,
He surely was the best.
The little mice were terrified
And discussed the subject well,
And one mouse had a bright idea:
‘Let’s get that cat a bell.’
‘We’d surely hear when he’s about,
Of that there is no doubt.’
His friend said: ‘I’ll go to the shops
When pussy’s not about.’
The eldest mouse had heard all this
And hadn't said a word,
But he quietly added his advice:
‘Your plan is quite absurd.'
‘What you need to think about
Is just who'll ‘bell’ that cat?
It’s no good making all your plans
If you haven’t thought of that!’
* Wily: especially deceitful
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Moral: Make sure you think your plans through thoroughly before jumping into doing something.