Ο Κάτης και ο μποντικός [The cat and the mice]

The cat and the mice is a short, amusing folk poem of the Renaissance period, whose theme centres on the cat and mouse game. Written by an anonymous, probably Cretan, poet, the poem continues a long literary tradition of works with animals as heroes, dating back to late antiquity and the Middle Ages, whose most celebrated example is Aesop’s Fables. In a satirical mood, the poet narrates a variation of a well-known tale (familiar from oral folk tradition as well), which has instructive implications regarding relations of power and weakness, deceit and gullibility.