48 THE DISHONEST CAT.

This trick continued to answer Pussy’s object for some
time, the cook wondering what had become of her tarts and
‘ereams, till a watch was set to discover the thief, when the
dishonest though clever cat was seen to pull the bell, and
then, when cook went out, to steal into the kitchen and feast
at her leisure.

 

 

 

 

which is a bad one, because the

 

There is a proverb

motive is wrong—that “honesty is the best policy.” Rather
say, “ Be honest because it is right.” Pussy, with her cunning
ways of stealing the creams, thought herself very clever, but
she was found out.

Sige