YOU SAID:

I would ask him if the cat had his tongue, but I heard a rumor he was born without one.

INTO JAPANESE

猫に舌があるか聞いてみたが、舌がないという噂を聞いた。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I asked if the cat had a tongue, but I heard rumors that it didn't.

INTO JAPANESE

猫に舌があるかと聞いたのですが、舌がないという噂がありました。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I asked if the cat had a tongue, but there were rumors that it didn't.

INTO JAPANESE

猫に舌があるかと聞いたのですが、舌がないという噂がありました。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I asked if the cat had a tongue, but there were rumors that it didn't.