一隻老鷹到一棵橡樹的頂部築起了巢。一隻貓在這顆橡樹的樹幹上找到一個舒適的樹洞，作為住處。一隻野豬帶著他的孩子在樹根處定居下來。狡猾的貓想獨占這塊寶地，就開始實施她的詭計。首先她爬到老鷹巢邊說： “多麼不幸啊！災難就要降臨到你們頭上了！我也很危險。您沒看到嗎？野豬每天都在樹下挖土，想要把這棵樹連根拔起。那樣的話，他就可以把我們的孩子抓住，喂給他的孩子吃。 ”老鷹聽了貓的話後，頓時嚇得出了一身冷汗，驚惶失措。
貓看到老鷹相信了她的話，就又爬下來，對野豬說： “你不知道嗎？你的孩子們現在非常危險。因為隻要你出去尋找食物，樹頂的老鷹就會把你的孩子叼了去。 ”說完這些危言聳聽的話後，貓裝出一副很害怕的樣子，躲入了自己的樹洞裏。每天晚上，她悄悄地出去為自己和孩子尋找食物。白天，她依然裝出非常恐懼的樣子，躲在洞裏不外出。就這樣，老鷹害怕野豬，一直坐在枝頭，不敢離開；野豬也害怕老鷹，整天呆在洞裏。過了一段時間，老鷹和野豬以及他們的孩子就因缺少食物餓死了。貓和她的孩子就把他們作為自己的食物吃掉了。
不要讓恐懼成為你行動的阻力。
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Do fear paralyze you.