The Bear and the Gardener in this case keeping the flies off a friend, and the ultimate good of safeguarding his welfare. The story gained currency in England from the 18th century on through translations or imitations of La Fontaine. One of its earliest appearances was in Robert Dodsley's "Select fables of Esop and other fabulists" (1764), where it is given the title "The Hermit and the Bear" and a milder ending. In this version a hermit has done the bear a good turn; later still this was identified with taking a thorn from its paw, drawing on the story of Androcles and the Lion.
The Cat's-Paw In the closeup of the cover, the words 靈普哲學心理論述 ("A Treatise on Philosophy and Psychology" by Ling Pu) are seen. However, a subsequent closeup of an open page of the book shows an excerpt from the "Analects of Confucius". The Cat's-Paw The Cat’s-Paw (1934) is a comedy film starring Harold Lloyd and directed by Sam Taylor. It was one of the comedian’s few sound films. "The Cat’s Paw", a novel by Clarence Budington Kelland, had appeared in the "Saturday Evening Post" from August 26-September 30, 1933, when Lloyd read it, and decided to buy the rights to it for $25,000.