The Cat and Venus 
    
    
      A CAT fell in love with a handsome young man, and entreated Venus
    to change her into the form of a woman.  Venus consented to her
    request and transformed her into a beautiful damsel, so that the
    youth saw her and loved her, and took her home as his bride. 
    While the two were reclining in their chamber, Venus wishing to
    discover if the Cat in her change of shape had also altered her
    habits of life, let down a mouse in the middle of the room.  The
    Cat, quite forgetting her present condition, started up from the
    couch and pursued the mouse, wishing to eat it.  Venus was much
    disappointed and again caused her to return to her former shape. 
    
    
    	Nature exceeds nurture.  
    


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