A fox� and a cat bragging about clever ways of escaping enemies.

"I have a whole bag of tricks," the fox saying, "which contains a hundred ways of escaping my enemies."

"I have only one," said the cat; "but I can generally manage with that."

Just at that moment they heard the cry of hounds which coming towards them, and the cat immediately jumped up a tree and hid herself in the branches.�

"This is my plan," said the cat. "What are you going to do?"
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The fox thought first of one way and started to scamper off.� But then another, even better trick popping into his head and he started in the other direction.� Then the fox stopped.� Another trick come to him but he not quite sure if it better than the second one he'd had.

While he debating the hounds coming nearer and nearer.�

At last, the fox in his confusion as to which plan best caught by the hounds, putting an end to all of his clever plans.

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Remember:� a little common sense is better than many sneaky tricks!

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