Pussy Tales

A selection of stories about very naughty cats and their adventures. Cats confess in their conversations what it is like to live with humans of different ranks and professions. Some of the very dark secrets also revealed here. Cats aren't always friendly with each other, apparently. And of course these delightful tales told the eyes of the animal are full of wit and humour which only cats know how to express best.

Dolly asks her kitten to explain why he's white and all his brothers are tabby. Dolly was not surprised to hear the kitten speak, for she had read her fairy books, as all good children should, and she knew that all creatures answer if one only speaks to them properly. So she held the kitten more comfortably and the tale began.

It is not every cat who can get an elephant to catch her mice for her. Buff reveals how he managed to overcome his laziness and make friends with an elephant.

Did you know cats have nine lives? Mother cat tells her life story and teaches her kittles cat-wisdom and useful cat-life tricks.

Confessions of a meddlesome pussy who separated from her mother at a very early age, was sent out into the world along, long before she could learn to say please and thank you, and to shut the door after herself, and little things like that. Told through the eyes of the animal.

Mrs. Buff begins to tell a story to her youngest kitten about another cat mother who wanted to observe human people and live more like them. Cat-people have more sense than human people, of course, but still there are some things one might learn from them.

Cats aren't always nice to each other. A handsome, discreet, middle-aged, respectable, responsible, domesticated tabby cat reveals his darkest secrets. There was nothing to trouble him until some thoughtless person gave his human master the white Persian cat.

A rare opportunity to hear two seasoned cats share their experiences of life. One spent entire life hopping from one house to another seeking better conditions for herself. The other simply loved her one poor owner and stayed with her for life. Which would you prefer?