Belling the Cat Short Story

Once there lived a large group of mice in a small house. The house was always full of corn and the mice never had any problem. The owner of the house was aware of the problem. So, he brought a cat.

Now the mice were not able to move about freely and even if they did, the cat always caught hold of them. Hence, they assembled to think of a plan. One smart mouse suggested tying a bell around the cat’s neck so they would know whenever the cat approaches them.

Now the question was “Who will tie the bell?” Nobody said a word. The solution was worthless.

Moral: Making a plan is one thing and executing it is an entirely different thing.