Moral: Better one safe way than a hundred unreliable ones.
A Fox was boasting to a Cat about its clever tricks for escaping enemies. “I have a whole bag of tricks,” he said, “which contains a hundred ways to escape my enemies.”
“I have only one,” said the Cat, “but I can usually manage with that.” Just at that moment, they heard the cry of a pack of hounds coming towards them. The Cat immediately scampered up a tree and hid herself in the boughs. “This is my plan,” said the Cat. “What are you going to do?”
The Fox thought first of one way, then of another, and while he was debating, the hounds came nearer and nearer. In his confusion, the Fox was caught by the hounds and soon killed by the huntsmen. Miss Puss, who had been watching, said, “One safe way is enough for me.”
