an old woman had1 a cat. the cat was2 very old; she could3 not run quickly, and she could not *te4, because she was so old. one day the old cat saw5 a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse. but she could not *te it; so the mouse got6 out of her mouth and ran7 away, because the cat could not *te 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."
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*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。”
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