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A fable told by La Fontaine, / Two centuries or more ago, / Describes some rats who would arraign / A cat, their direst foe, / Who killed so many rats / And caused the deepest woe, / This Catiline of cats.
The poor rats were at their wits' end / Their homes and families to defend; / And as a last resort / They took the case to court.