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The Patient Cat was published in Ms. Richards' collection of morality tales and poems, The Pig Brother and Other Fables and Stories (1881). Is it always wise to wait? Timing is everything in this feline morality tale.
Learn about patience and timing from a story of a cat and a bird. The cat waits for the bird to lay eggs, hatch chicks, and grow fat, but then misses its chance to catch them.
A spotted cat waits patiently for the young birds to grow fat in their nest, but they fly away before she can catch them. Read the original text of this classic tale online or download it as a flip book.
May 5, 2024 · The Patient Cat by Laura E. Richards. Hen the spotted cat first found the nest, there was nothing in it, for it was only just finished. So she said, “I will wait!” for she was a patient cat, and the summer was before her.
A cat waits for days to catch young birds in a nest, but they fly away when she is ready to eat them. A moral tale about the dangers of being too patient and the rewards of being kind.
I think the message was: being a patient person is good but being an over-patient is not good. Sometimes when you see an opportunity, take it. Don't wait for it to improve more. While waiting, you may lose the opportunity which you could have taken before at least.
THE PATIENT CAT. When the spotted cat first found the nest, there was nothing in it, for it was only just finished. So she said, “I will wait!” for she was a patient cat, and the summer was before her. She waited a week, and then she climbed up again to the top of the tree, and peeped into the nest.
