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The Cat/
by Xie Wuzhang
有一天，有一個人向鄰居買了一隻貓，還特別選了一個吉日，才把貓抱回家，他希望，這隻貓能好好的抓老鼠。可是，這隻貓并沒有去抓兇惡的老鼠，倒是先抓破了雕刻得很漂亮的鳥籠，把籠裡的鹦鹉咬死了。
One day, a man bought a cat from his neighbor. Hoping the cat would be able to catch mice well, he even selected a particularly auspicious day to bring it home. But, instead of chasing after those ferocious, evil mice, the cat first tore open the man’s beautifully carved birdcage and killed the parrot inside.
*Xie Wuzhang is the author of Wisdom Fables, a collection of allegories illustrated by Hong Yinan.
Translated & edited by ZhongwenTranslation
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