Chapter 7: chapter 7

Bed time Stories for childrenWords: 686

A young rat once came out of his hole for the first time.It started moving without its mother's help.It saw a cock with its colorful feathers and the beautifulcrown on its head.The young rat saw such a creature for the first time.It was afraid of it.It ran back into its hole.It came out again after a while. This time it looked at a cat."Oh! It has such a smooth hair and a beautiful body" it thought.The rat liked the cat.The rat told its mother what it saw."You are a fool.Outer beauty and appearances always cheat us.The cock doesn't harm us.The cat which you thought wasbeautiful is the one which does harm to our species.MORAL : One should not be carried away by outer appearance.