A cat fell in love with a handsome young man, and entreated1 venusto change her into the form of a woman. Venus consented to herrequest and transformed her into a beautiful damsel, so that theyouth saw her and loved her, and took her home as his bride. While the two were reclining in their chamber2, venus wishing todiscover if the cat in her change of shape had also altered herhabits of life, let down a mouse in the middle of the room. Thecat, quite forgetting her present condition, started up from thecouch and pursued the mouse, wishing to eat it. Venus was muchdisappointed and again caused her to return to her former shape. 
Nature exceeds nurture3. 