History relates how, in the course of this Persian attack on Egypt, reverence for cats proved fatal for the brave Egyptians defending the vital fortress of Pelusion. After countless vain attempts to take the fortress by storm, the Persians hit on the cunning idea of seizing all the living cats they could find and strapping them to their shields. The Egyptians naturally did not dare to risk killing the creatures, and in desperation threw down their arms
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