He summoned the supreme council of mice to hatch a plan. They would strap a bell to the cat’s neck. By the jingles, every mouse would be alerted to the cat’s presence and escape early.

It’s from the fable by yon Aesop about one of a shoal of mice being brave enough to put a bell round the cat’s neck. Every day’s a school day”. It certainly is! Scots Word of the Week ...