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An old woman had a cat. The cat was very old. She could not run quickly, _____she could not bite. One day the old cat saw a mouse. She jumped and caught the mouse. But she could not bite it, so the mouse got out of her mouth and ran_________.
Then the old woman became very ______because the cat had not killed the mouse. She began to hit the cat. The cat said, "Don’t hit your old ______. I have worked for you for many years, and I would work for you still, but I am too old. Do not be unkind ______ the old, but remember what good work the old did when they were young."