"Pour un lapin votre chat sera vendu" Is this a joke - suggesting the cat will be passed off as rabbit meat?

MARTIN B.A1Kwiziq community member

"Pour un lapin votre chat sera vendu" Is this a joke - suggesting the cat will be passed off as rabbit meat?

Asked 11 months ago
CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

I am afraid so Martin.

I remember my mother telling me that during the Second World War, housewives were very suspicious if rabbits were sold without their heads as apparently, then you cannot tell the difference between the body of a cat and a rabbit.

Bonne Continuation !

MARTIN B. asked:

"Pour un lapin votre chat sera vendu" Is this a joke - suggesting the cat will be passed off as rabbit meat?

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