一位老婦有只貓,這只貓很老,它跑不快了,也咬不了東西,因為它年紀太大了。一天,老貓發現一只老鼠,它跳過去抓這只老鼠,然而,它咬不住這只老鼠。因此,老鼠從它的嘴邊溜掉了,因為老貓咬不了它。
Then the old woman became very angry because the cat had not killed the mouse. She began to hit the cat. The cat said, “Do not hit your old servant. I have worked for you for many years, and I would work for you still, but I am too old. Do not be unkind to the old, but remember what good work the old did when they were young.”
于是,老婦很生氣,因為老貓沒有把老鼠咬死。她開始打這只貓,貓說:“不要打你的老仆人,我已經為你服務了很多年,而且還愿意為你效勞,但是,我實在太老了,對年紀大的不要這么無情,要記住老年人在年青時所做過的有益的事情。”