Belling the Cat  

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Description: 

Belling the Cat is a fable also known under the titles The Bell and the Cat and The Mice in Council. In the story, a group of mice agree to attach a bell to a cat's neck to warn of its approach in the future, but they fail to find a volunteer to perform the job. 

고양이 벨링은 '종과 고양이와 협의회의 쥐'라는 제목으로도 알려진 우화입니다. 이 이야기에서 한 무리의 쥐들이 고양이의 미래 접근을 경고하기 위해 고양이의 목에 종을 부착하기로 합의하지만, 이 일을 수행할 자원봉사자를 찾지 못합니다.​

Transcription:

The mice once called a meeting to decide on a plan to free themselves of their enemy, the cat. 

At last! They wished to find some way of knowing when she was coming, so they might have time to run away. Indeed, something had to be done, for they lived in such constant fear of her claws that they hardly dared stir from their dens by night or day.  

Many plans were discussed, but none of them was thought good enough. At last a very young mouse got up and said: "I have a plan that seems very simple, but I know it will be successful. All we have to do is to hang a bell about the cat's neck. When we hear the bell ringing, we will know immediately that our enemy is coming."  

All the mice were much surprised that they had not thought of such a plan before. But in the midst of the rejoicing over their good fortune, an old mouse arose and said: "I will say that the plan of the young mouse is very good. But let me ask one question:  Who will bell the cat?"  

The moral of the story is: It is one thing to say that something should be done, but quite a different matter to do it. 

쥐들은 적인 고양이로부터 해방시키기 위한 계획을 결정하기 위해 회의를 소집한 적이 있습니다.

이야기의 교훈은 다음과 같습니다: 무언가를 해야 한다고 말하는 것과, 그것을 하는 것은 완전히 다른 문제입니다.

Questions: 

1. What was the main problem that the Mice faced, and what solution did the young Mouse propose? 

2. What was the reaction of the old Mouse to the young Mouse's plan, and what point did he raise? 

3. What is the moral of the story, and how does it apply to situations in real life where people suggest ideas but may not take action to implement them?