Once upon a time there lived mice under the floor of a kitchen. in the kitchen there lived a fat and strong cat.the mice were unhappy because the cat didn t often go outside and the mice couldn t get the food they wanted.one day they met together to decide what to do with the cat.different mice had different plans.but the plans were not very good. the cat didn t like to leave the kitchen and didn t stay long in the garden.the mice never knew when the cat could come back.then one young but vere important mouse got up and said: "i think i have a plan which you all will like.i think this plan can work very well. we must put a bell around the cat s neck.the bell will tinkle and will tell us that the cat is coming.then we ll have time to run away. с переводом .