The Cockerel, The Cat And The Mouse

An inexperienced little mouse set off on a journey. He came across a cockerel. Never having seen one before, the little mouse was so afraid of the cockerel`s beak, its feathers and red crest, that he ran off as fast as he could. Further on, the mouse saw a cat. What a handsome animal, he thought; what a soft fur, what striking eyes!

When mouse got back home, he told his mother what he had seen.

"You silly mouse,` his mother said, `Never go by appearances. The terrible animal that you saw was a harmless cockerel while the fine looking one is our enemy, the cat.`