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How Cats And Rats Became Enemies
This essay will be about how cats and rats became enemies. I found out myself about how they became enemies in two legends. “Cat and Rat:Legend of the Chinese Zodiac” and “How Cats and Rats Became Enemies.” The theme of both of the legends was that cats and rats don’t get along. In this essay I will explain the differences and similarities between the two legends. First, I will compare the legends. To start off with, they both had to cross a river. They also are alike because the cat got tricked/lied to. A third way they are alike is because the cat tried to attack the rat/mouse. A fourth way they are alike is because the cat missed and the rat/mouse got away. The last way they are alike is because in both of the legends the cat and rat/mouse
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