the mice summoned a council to decide how they might best devise means of warning themselves of the approach of their great enemy the cat. among the many plans suggested, the one that found most favor was the proposal to tie a bell to the neck of the cat, so that the mice, being warned by the sound of the tinkling, might run away and hide themselves in their holes at his approach. but when the mice further debated who among them should thus "bell the cat, "there was no one found to do it.

老鼠因为经常遭受猫的侵袭，深感苦恼。【二品阁】一天，他们聚集起来商量如何在猫靠近时发出警报。会上，有一条建议得到了大家一致的肯定，那就是在猫的脖子上挂一个铃铛，以后只要一听到铃铛的声音，大家就知道猫来了，可以马上逃跑。可是，当他们进一步讨论时，却发现找不到能把铃铛拴到猫脖子上的“勇士”。

想是一回事，做是另一回事。