# The Cat — Aesop's Fables character guide

> The Cat in Aesop's Fables by Aesop.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** The Cat, the Cat, A Cat, Cat

**First appearance:** 0004-the-cat-and-the-mice

## Who they are

A patient predator who stalks a house of mice, then hangs herself from a peg pretending to be dead to lure them out.

## Relationships

### [The Eagle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/characters/the_eagle)

_rivalry_

The Cat and the Eagle are natural enemies, with the Eagle preying on small animals and the Cat defending its territory.

### [The Eagle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/characters/the_eagle)

_rivalry_

The Cat and the Eagle are natural enemies, with the Eagle preying on small animals and the Cat defending its territory.

## In the story

### [The Cat and the Mice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-cat-and-the-mice)

The predator who uses a trick to try to coax the Mice out of hiding.

### [The Mice in Council](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-mice-in-council)

The cat is the common enemy of the Mice, whose stealthy attacks prompt the council's discussion about a warning bell.

### [The Cat and the Birds](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-cat-and-the-birds)

Disguises himself as a doctor to trick the Birds.

### [The Cat and the Cock](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-cat-and-the-cock)

The predator who fabricates an excuse to justify eating the Cock.

### [The Eagle, the Cat, and the Wild Sow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-eagle-the-cat-and-the-wild-sow)

The cunning instigator who deceives both the Eagle and the Sow for her own gain.

### [Venus and the Cat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/venus-and-the-cat)

Falls in love with a young man, is transformed into a woman by Venus, but reverts to her feline nature when she chases a mouse.

### [The Parrot and the Cat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-parrot-and-the-cat)

The cat, born and raised in the house, resents the parrot's noisy intrusion and complains of being mistreated for mewing.

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