parading  +  952143 Sun, 25 Oct 09 04:18 AM   Hello~ I'm an EFL learner. I wonder what's the origin of 'let the cat out of the bag'. I know what that means, which means spill the secrets. what I want to know is the origin. My English teacher said it's from a tale for children. please tell me the story~ parading Joined on Sun, Feb 8 2009 New Member 48 Images, Countries

	Mister Micawber  +  952242 Sun, 25 Oct 09 06:42 AM It is probably apocryphal, but the usual explanation is that in the olden days, suckling piglets sold at market fairs were kept conveniently in rough bags.  Unscrupulous pigsellers would occasionally slip a cat into one instead of the purported piglet, and the customer would not discover this until he opened the bag back at his home.  Caveat emptor. Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,769 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.'

	parading  +  952440 Sun, 25 Oct 09 12:01 PM Thankyou~ Mister Micawber You answered to my questions even the both. your story telling was perfect. I can really understand it now.     parading