One day, a cat met Mr. Fox in the woods. She spoke to him, “Good day, my dear Mr. Fox. How is it going? How are you?” The fox first looked at the cat from head to feet, and for a long time did not know whether he should give an answer. At last he said, “Oh, you poor cat, what are you thinking? Have you the nerve to ask how I am doing? What do you know? How many tricks (诡计) do you understand?”
“I understand one,” answered the cat.
“What kind of trick is it?” asked the fox.
“When the dogs are chasing me, I can jump up into a tree and save myself.”
“Is that all?” said the fox. “I have a sackful (一大袋) of tricks. I feel sorry for you. Come with me, and I will teach you how one escapes from the dogs.”
Just then four dogs came. The cat jumped quickly up a tree, and sat down at its top, where the leaves completely hid her.
“Untie (打开) your sack, Mr. Fox, untie your sack,” the cat shouted to him, but the dogs had already caught him and were holding him fast.
“Oh, Mr. Fox,” shouted the cat. “You and your hundred tricks are useless. If you had been able to climb like I can, you would not have lost your life.”
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