Question

With the help of the given outlines, develop readable stories:
(a)The mice in a house …………… afraid of the cat hold a meeting ………………… one proposes to tie
a bell round the cat’s neck ……………… all agree ……………… who is to bell the cat? No mouse
offers ……………. the cat appears ………………. All run away.
(b) Rainy day ……………….. monkey sits on a tree – shivering in cold …………….. nearby nest
of a bird ……………. Bird feels sorry to see the monkey wet ……………… asks monkey “Why don’t
you make a house for yourself to live in like me?” …………….. Monkey gets angry ……………..
destroy bird’s nest ………….. moral …………….. it’s useless advising the foolish

Answer 1

Answer:

Belling the Cat

Once the mice living in a certain house were very unhappy. The cause of their worry was that there was a cat who used to kill them regularly. At last they held a meeting to see how they could get rid of the cat. One mouse said they should leave the house. Another said that they should not come out of their holes.

Then a young mouse stood up and said, “Let us tie a bell round the cat’s neck. Then when the cat comes, we shall hear the bell and can get out of its way*.

All the mice shouted “Good!” They all thought it was a very good plan indeed. Now an old mouse stood up and said, “The plan is, no doubt, good, but who will tie the bell round the cat’s neck?”

No mouse offered to do it. Suddenly the cat appeared, and all the mice ran into their holes.