Belling the cat
The fable concerns a group of mice who debate plans to nullify the threat of a marauding cat. One of them proposes placing a bell around its neck, so that they are warned of its approach. The plan is applauded by the others, until one mouse asks who will volunteer to place the bell on the cat. All of them make excuses. The story is used to teach the wisdom of evaluating a plan not only on how desirable the outcome would be, but also on how it can be executed. It provides a moral lesson about the fundamental difference between ideas and their feasibility, and how this affects the value of a given plan.
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Belling the cat
The fable concerns a group of mice who debate plans to nullify the threat of a marauding cat. One of them proposes placing a bell around its neck, so that they are warned of its approach. The plan is applauded by the others, until one mouse asks who will volunteer to place the bell on the cat. All of them make excuses. The story is used to teach the wisdom of evaluating a plan not only on how desirable the outcome would be, but also on how it can be executed. It provides a moral lesson about the fundamental difference between ideas and their feasibility, and how this affects the value of a given plan.
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A Reunião Geral dos Ratos é uma fábula atribuída a Esopo e recontada por La Fontaine.
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Conseil tenu par les rats est ...... il de la littérature française
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The fable concerns a group of ...... renders it uneasy to transact.
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「ネズミの相談」(ネズミのそうだん)は、イソップ寓話のひとつ ...... 言葉を翻訳した「猫の首に鈴をつける」という成句でも知られる。
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A Reunião Geral dos Ratos é uma fábula atribuída a Esopo e recontada por La Fontaine.
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Conseil tenu par les rats est ...... il de la littérature française
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The fable concerns a group of ...... cts the value of a given plan.
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「ネズミの相談」(ネズミのそうだん)は、イソップ寓話のひとつ ...... 言葉を翻訳した「猫の首に鈴をつける」という成句でも知られる。
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A Reunião Geral dos Ratos
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Belling the cat
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Conseil tenu par les rats
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ネズミの相談
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