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"Don't say cat if you don't have it in your bag", "There is no tripe for cats" and much more: you know, there are many proverbs and popular expressions that refer to cats and their world. " When the cat is not there, the mice dance ”Is another of these, and perhaps someone uses it without really knowing its meaning. Let's find out together.
The cat and the mouse
Many people who have never had a cat probably think that the way comics, cartoons and cartoons represent the "conflictual" relationship between felines and these rodents is simply a stereotype. In fact it is extremely accurate, as the mice represent the perfect prey for our furry friends: small, defenseless and relatively easy to reach and capture, they are the right stimulus for the cat's predatory instinct, which loves to hunt them and then feed on them … or lovingly present them to the human on duty!
It is for this reason that mice have now learned to keep away from cats, if not even to move to another area if a feline establishes itself nearby. Cats, for their part, have earned a reputation for perfect mouse hunters.
The proverb
And when the cat is not there, perhaps because it was absent at that moment or because the mice were finally able to sow it, it is easy to imagine them so happy and relieved at the idea of not having to fear for their lives anymore … that start dancing!
It is precisely from a dynamic of this type that this originates famous proverb, which symbolizes a situation in which, in the absence of danger or vigilance, someone can finally breathe a sigh of relief and do what they want, perhaps unaware or careless of the fact that "the cat" will sooner or later return and there will be bitter consequences from to pay.
Versions in other languages
English: "When the cat's away, the mice will play";
French: "Quand le chat n’est pas là, les souris dansent".
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