Long ago,there was a big cat in the house. He caught many mice while they were stealingfood.

　　One day the mice had a meetingto talk about the way to deal with their common enemy. Some said this,, andsome said that.

　　At last a young mouse gotup, and said that he had a good idea.

　　"We could tie a bellaround the neck of the cat. Then when he comes near, we can hear the sound ofthe bell, and run away."

　　Everyone approved of thisproposal, but an old wise mouse got up and said, "That is all very well,but who will tie the bell to the cat?" The mice looked at each other, butnobody spoke.

　　從前，一所房子里面有一只大貓，他抓住了很多偷東西的老鼠。

　　一天，老鼠在一起開會商量如何對付他們奇特的敵人。會上大家各有各的主張，最后，一只小老鼠站出來說他有一個好主意。

　　“咱們可能在貓的脖子上綁一個鈴鐺，那么如果他來到附近，咱們聽到鈴聲就能夠立即逃跑。”

　　大家都同意這個倡導，這時一只聰明的老耗子站出來說：“這確切是個絕妙的主意，然而誰來給貓的脖子上綁鈴鐺呢?”老鼠們面面相覷，誰也不談話。

　　寓意：有些事件說起來容易，做起來卻很難。