The Old Cat

An old woman had¹ a cat. The cat was² very old; she could³ not run quickly, and she could not bite⁴, because she was so old. One day the old cat saw⁵ a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse. But she could not bite it; so the mouse got⁶ out of her mouth and ran⁷ away, because the cat could not bite it.

Then the old woman became⁸ very angry because the cat had not killed⁹ the mouse. She began to hit the cat. The cat said¹⁰, "Do not hit your old servant¹¹. I have worked for you for many years, and I would¹² work for you still, but I am too old. Do not be unkind¹³ to the old, but remember what good work the old did¹⁴ when they were young."

老猫

一位老妇有只猫，这只猫很老，它跑不快了，也咬不了东西，因为它年纪太大了。一天，老猫发现一只老鼠，它跳过去抓这只老鼠，然而，它咬不住这只老鼠。因此，老鼠从它的嘴边溜掉了，因为老猫咬不了它。

于是，老妇很生气，因为老猫没有把老鼠咬死。她开始打这只猫，猫说：“不要打你的老仆人，我已经为你服务了很多年，而且还愿意为你效劳，但是，我实在太老了，对年纪大的不要这么无情，要记住老年人在年青时所做过的有益的事情。”