Draft:Why the mouse did not stay saying

The saying "you can't expect the mouse to say after the cat has left" is one that many Americans recognize as a key part of American culture. Like "what up must come down" and "actions speak louder than words", this saying is about as popular as sayings can get. it originated in 14th-century England as a joke among peasants who had lost their mice after their cats left. In the hundreds of years that have fallowed, the phrase has gained popularity, as it it spoken from nursing homes to school houses across the world.