A greedy (贪婪的) mouse saw a basket full of corn. He wanted to eat it. So he made a small hole in the basket. He got in through the hole. He ate a lot of corn. He felt full and was very happy.
Now he wanted to come out. He tried to come out through the small hole. But he could not. His belly (肚子) was full. He tried again. But it was of no use. The mouse started crying.
A rabbit was passing by. He heard the mouse and asked, “Why are you crying, my friend?” The mouse explained, “I made a small hole and came into the basket to eat the corn. Now I am not able to get out through that hole.” The rabbit said, “It is because you ate too much. Wait till your belly shrinks.” With these words, the rabbit left.
The mouse fell asleep in the basket. The next morning his belly became normal. But he wanted to eat some more corn. He forgot all about getting out of the basket. So he ate the corn and his belly was really big again. After eating, the mouse remembered that he had to leave. But obviously, he could not. So he thought, “Oh! Now I will go out tomorrow.”
The cat was the next passer-by. He smelt the mouse in the basket. He caught him.
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