Mice and cats
Merga Debelo
Jacob Kono

Long ago, the cats and the mice were friends.

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Then, the mice started losing some of their relatives.

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An old mouse said, "The cats are eating us."

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Mothers told children, "Be careful. Do not go outside."

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All the mice were careful.

They stayed inside their holes.

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The hungry cats asked, "Where are all the mice?"

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The cats decided to visit the mice.

They wanted to arrange a wedding.

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The cats said, "Let one of your daughters marry our son."

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The mice told the cats, "You want to eat us."

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Later, they agreed.

They planned a wedding between their children.

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The cats went home happily licking their lips.

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On the wedding day, the mice were careful.

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The cats arrived singing a wedding song.

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They sang:
"Catch them and eat them!
Catch them and eat them!"

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The old mouse began to sing:
"Run, mice, run!
Run, mice, run!"

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The old mouse said to the cats, "We are not friends."

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Mice and cats
Author - Merga Debelo, Elizabeth Laird
Adaptation - African Storybook
Illustration - Jacob Kono
Language - English
Level - First words