An old cat picked up prayer beads and played with them. This was seen by two mice in the corner. They were very confused about what was going on.

The eldest son said: "Maybe this old cat is deliberately luring us into taking the bait!" The second eldest son said: "No way? I heard from humans that when reciting the Buddha's name, you should have good intentions and stop eating meat." The eldest brother didn't believe it.

The second one said, "That's not certain!" The second one said, "Then let's go out and have a look!" Then they walked out of the hole and kept their distance from the old cat.

At this time, the old cat kept muttering: "That's good, that's good." Then he opened his eyes and glanced at Brother Mouse, then closed his eyes and said, "Monks don't eat meat, they only eat vegetarian food." The boss listened and relaxed.

He was alert and said: "I believe: Buddha will never lie to us." The second child agreed with the elder cat, walked to the old cat and said: "Brother Cat, let's make friends!" The old cat said: "

Okay!" He paused and asked, "Friends should help each other, right?" The boss and the second brother said together, "Yes!" The old cat said, "I need your help now, I'm hungry!"

As he spoke, he held the mouse down and ate it.

This fable tells us that our nature is hard to change. We must see the essence of things clearly and not be fooled by superficial phenomena.

Fables are a literary genre.

A story that contains an allegorical or obvious moral lesson.

It has a short structure and often uses metaphorical techniques to embody instructive themes or profound truths in simple stories.

The quality of the plot setting of the fable is related to the future of the fable.

There have always been some famous fables in China, such as "Pulling a Seedling to Help It Grow", "Contradictory", "The Zheng Man Buys Shoes", "Waiting for the Rabbit", "Carving a Boat to Seek a Sword", "Adding Foot to the Snake", etc., and the famous "Aesop's Fables" in ancient Greece.

"The Farmer and the Snake" enjoys high popularity around the world.

Its success lies in the high readability of the story. Regardless of people's cultural level, they can understand the truth in the concise and clear story.