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The Three Mice
Posted by Lev/Christopher on November 6, 2008 at 12:32pm in Children's Corner
Three mice went to steal oil. But they found that there was only a little oil left and the jar was too high for them to drink it. So they thought of a solution: One mouse would hold the tail of the other between his teeth. In this way the last one could drink the oil, and each of them could take turns drinking it. They swore that no one should be selfish. The mouse that drank the oil first thought, "There is only a little oil and I'm lucky to drink first. So I'll drink my fill."
The mouse in the middle said to himself, "There isn't much oil: What shall I drink if he finishes it? Better let go of him and then I can jump down to have a drink."
The third one standing on the edge of the jar thought, "There's not enough oil. Will my share be left after both of them have drunk their fill? Better let go of them and then I can jump down to have a drink."
So the second mouse let go of the first one's tail and the third one released the second one's and both jumped into the jar. As a result, all three of them were trapped in the jar for ever, unable to escape.
(Chinese fable)
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