>[!abstract] >The Fox and the Cat is an ancient fable, with both Eastern and Western analogues [including by Greek fabulist Aesop] involving different animals, that addresses the difference between resourceful expediency and a master stratagem. In the basic story a cat and a fox discuss how many tricks and dodges they have. The fox boasts that he has many; the cat confesses to having only one. When hunters arrive with their dogs, the cat climbs a tree, but the fox thinks of many ways without acting and is caught by the hounds (Wikipedia, 2025). >[!related] >- **North** (upstream): [[Analysis paralysis]] >- **West** (similar): — >- **East** (different): — >- **South** (downstream): —