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    An old woman had a cat. The cat was very old, it could not run quickly, and it could not bite(咬), because it was so old. One day，the old cat saw a mouse; it jumped and cthe mouse. But it could not bite the mouse, so the mouse got out of the cat's mouth and r away. Then the old woman became very abecause the cat had not killed the mouse. She began to hit the cat.,The cat said, "Do not hit your old s I have worked for you for many years, and I would work for you still, but I am too old. Do not be unkind to the old, but you should r what good work the old did when they were young."