There once lived a King who was fond of hearing and seeing things out of the ordinary. One day he announced that he would reward a thousand gold coins to the person who could present before him a cat that hated milk.
A clever young boy named Tom heard the King's announcement and decided to claim the promised reward. He boiled milk in a big pot and took his hungry cat near it. The cat immediately dipped her tongue into the milk to slurp it up. She undoubtedly scalded her tongue and felt terrible pain. The cat now hated milk!
Tom reached the King's court with his cat. As soon as milk was placed before her, she ran away whimpering.
The King rewarded Tom with a thousand gold coins as promised.
Moral: Once bitten twice shy.
A clever young boy named Tom heard the King's announcement and decided to claim the promised reward. He boiled milk in a big pot and took his hungry cat near it. The cat immediately dipped her tongue into the milk to slurp it up. She undoubtedly scalded her tongue and felt terrible pain. The cat now hated milk!
Tom reached the King's court with his cat. As soon as milk was placed before her, she ran away whimpering.
The King rewarded Tom with a thousand gold coins as promised.
Moral: Once bitten twice shy.
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