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Aesop’s Fables, THE CAT AND THE COCK

THE CAT AND THE COCK

A Cat pounced on a Cock, and cast about for some good excuse for making a meal off him, for Cats don't as a rule eat Cocks, and she knew she ought not to. At last she said, "You make a great nuisance of yourself at night by crowing and keeping people awake: so I am going to make an end of you." But the Cock defended himself by saying that he crowed in order that men might wake up and set about the day's work in good time, and that they really couldn't very well do without him. "That may be," said the Cat, "but whether they can or not, I'm not going without my dinner"; and she killed and ate him. The want of a good excuse never kept a villain from crime.

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THE CAT AND THE COCK LE CHAT ET LE COQ

A Cat pounced on a Cock, and cast about for some good excuse for making a meal off him, for Cats don't as a rule eat Cocks, and she knew she ought not to. Une chatte s'est jetée sur un coq et a cherché une bonne excuse pour en faire son repas, car les chats ne mangent généralement pas les coqs, et elle savait qu'elle ne devait pas le faire. At last she said, "You make a great nuisance of yourself at night by crowing and keeping people awake: so I am going to make an end of you." Enfin, elle lui dit : "Tu te fais beaucoup de mal la nuit en chantant et en empêchant les gens de dormir ; je vais donc en finir avec toi. But the Cock defended himself by saying that he crowed in order that men might wake up and set about the day's work in good time, and that they really couldn't very well do without him. Mais le Coq s'est défendu en disant qu'il chantait pour que les hommes se réveillent et se mettent au travail à temps, et qu'ils ne pouvaient vraiment pas se passer de lui. "That may be," said the Cat, "but whether they can or not, I'm not going without my dinner"; and she killed and ate him. "C'est possible", dit le chat, "mais qu'ils le puissent ou non, je ne vais pas me priver de mon dîner" ; et elle le tua et le mangea. The want of a good excuse never kept a villain from crime.