Curiosity kills the cat¹
My mum used to own a cat when she was young. As cats go, he was an inquisitive fellow. He loved checking out things. My mum’s family at that time ran a food stall and even brewed dessert drinks. This cat preferred leaping from one hot pot to another despite remonstrances not to do so. So, that’s the end of the cat – inquisitiveness killed him.
Moral of the story: Look before you leap.
I think the person who came up with this saying¹ probably spends time observing nature really a lot. That’s why many proverbs and idioms are handed down through the ages as there were not much entertainment in those days.
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