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And They Thought Belling the Cat Was a Good Idea

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Once upon a time, all the mice met, together in council, to discuss the best means of securing themselves against the attacks of the cat.
After several suggestions had been debated, a mouse of some standing and experience got up and said, "I think I have hit upon a plan which will ensure our safety in the future, provided you approve and carry it out. It is that we should fasten a bell around the neck of our enemy, the cat, which will, by its tinkling, warn us of her approach."
This proposal was warmly applauded, and it had been decided to adopt it, when an old Mouse got upon his feet and said, "I agree with you all that the plan before us is an admirable one: but may I ask who is going to bell the cat?"


....It was decided that the clever mouse would be the one to bell the cat. It was his idea after all. The cat was prowling in the dim light of the attic the next morning when the mouse set off to accomplish his deadly task.
He scurried quietly into the dank, dusty attic with the bell in his mouth. The bell tinkled quietly as he moved closer and closer to the cat. As he approached the cat from behind, it turned and gave him a Cheshire grin before swiping him into the air with one paw. The blow killed the poor mouse instantly and his still body lay at the cats feet.
The cat looked down at the mouse and muttered, "Stupid little mouse, did you ever think you could really accomplish such an extraordinary feat?" It then turned and padded quietly back into the shadows of the attic.
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Manipulation, Rewritten ending (c) ~roxy265
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