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‘When the mouse laughs at the cat, there is a hole nearby.’ Explain the meaning of this statement to your friends. - English

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‘When the mouse laughs at the cat, there is a hole nearby.’ Explain the meaning of this statement to your friends.

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Mouse knows the capacity of the cat to pounce on him and make a meal of him in just records. The mouse could dare to laugh at the cat when the scope of escape into the hole is bright.

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Chapter 4.2: Macavity - The Mystery Cat - Exercises [Page 131]

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Chapter 4.2 Macavity - The Mystery Cat
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