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Like the cat in the tree, getting caught up in the chase can leave us in an awkward place.

It's a crime if you get caught.

One is not a thief unless caught stealing.

I'll come again, said the woman who got caught in wing of the windmill.

A foolish fox is caught by one leg, but a wise one by all four.

If you want to eat freshly caught fish, you don't want to have a tight purse.

Trouts are not caught with dry breeches.

The liar is sooner caught than the cripple.

The rat that has but one hole is soon caught.

When we think to catch we are sometimes caught.

The mouse that knows but one hole is soon caught by the cat.

He who is caught in a lie is not believed when he tells the truth.

A thief is caught by his fellow thief.

The one who is caught with the skin is the thief.

A father deserted by a wise son is like being caught in a shower without a felt.

He ran away from the rain and was caught in a hailstorm.

Fish only come to their senses after they are caught in the net.

Michael Finnegan:

There was an old man named Michael Finnegan,
He grew whiskers on his chinnigin,
The wind came around and blew them in again,
Poor old Michael Finnegan,
begin again.

There was an old man named Michael Finnegan,...

Morning has broken:

Morning has broken, like the first morning,
Blackbird has spoken, like the first bird.
Praise for the singing, praise for the morning,
Praise for them springing fresh from the word.

Sweet the rain's new fall,...

Liberation of prisoners

This spell is a blessing of release, which describes how Idisi (in Viking or Scandinavian mythology, Idisi are fate goddesses) free from their shackles warriors caught during battle. The last two lines contain the magic...