A Tale of Greed and Cunning...

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             Morality Play

The finicky cat

And the ever-hungry rat

Agreed to a truce on the spot.

Said the cat to the rat:

"I'll share my food, if you promise

Not to eat the whole lot."

Said the rat to the cat:

"You have yourself a deal;

Now, let's see what you've got."

Well, the cat moved back

And uncovered his pot,

And the rat dug in

And ate the whole lot.

Then the cat ate the rat,

Like as not, like as not;

Then the cat are the rat,

Like as not.