THE KING AND THE CHEESE
Once upon a time in a faraway country there lived a king. He lived in a beautiful palace. He had
everything he liked. He liked cheese best of all. His cheese makers made the best cheese in all
the land.
Everyone in that palace could smell that cheese. Everyone liked that cheese. One day a little
mouse smelled that cheese. He told all his friends about the cheese Soon every mouse in the
country ran to the palace.
The mice were very happy. They lived in the palace and ate the kings cheese. But the king was
not happy. He called his wise men and asked them: "How can I get rid of these mice". "That is
easy", said the wise men. "We know how to get rid of them".
And the wise men brought in cats: big cats, little cats, fat cats, thin cats. All the cats began to
chase the mice. They did very good work. Soon all the mice ran out of the palace.
The king was very happy. He could eat his cheese again.