所属专辑:Bedtime Stories for Children, Vol. 1
歌手: shannon wright
时长: 01:22
Belling The Cat - Shannon Wright (香农·莱特)[00:00:00]
Belling the Cat[00:00:00]
The mice once called a meeting to decide on a plan[00:00:02]
To free themselves of their enemy the cat[00:00:06]
At least they wished to find some way of knowing[00:00:10]
When she was coming[00:00:13]
So they might have time to run away[00:00:15]
Indeed something had to be done[00:00:18]
For they lived in such constant fear of her claws that they hardly dared[00:00:20]
Stir from their dens by night or day[00:00:25]
Many plans were discussed[00:00:30]
But none of them was thought good enough[00:00:31]
At last a very young mouse got up and said[00:00:35]
I have a plan that seems very simple[00:00:38]
But I know it will be successful[00:00:41]
All we have to do is to hang a bell about the cat's neck[00:00:44]
When we hear the bell ringing we will know immediately that our enemy is coming[00:00:49]
All the mice were much surprised[00:00:55]
That they had not thought of such a plan before[00:00:57]
But in the midst of the rejoicing over their good fortune[00:01:01]
An old mouse arose and said[00:01:04]
I will say that the plan of the young mouse is very good[00:01:06]
But let me ask one question who will bell the cat[00:01:10]
It is one thing to say that something should be done[00:01:16]
But quite a different matter to do it[00:01:19]