The Story of a Cat
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About This Book
A wealthy, elderly matron adopts a scruffy tomcat and while she is away on a trip her jealous butler tries very hard to destroy all nine of the cat's lives. Adapted from 'La mère Michel et son chat' by Émile de la Bédollière. The original French story is based on a French nursery rhyme from the 1820s, 'C'est la mère Michel'.Excerpt:These words produced a magical effect; they transformed the tormentors, into liberators: the cat was nearly suffocated by those, who now disputed the honour of capturing him. At last a modern Hercules seized the cat, and presented him, half dead, to the Countess.Tha...
Chapters (20)
- PREFACE.
- THE STORY OF A CAT.
- CHAPTER I.
- HOW MOTHER MICHEL MADE THE ACQUAINTANCE OF HER CAT.
- CHAPTER II.
- HOW THE CAT WAS INSTALLED WITH MADAME DE LA GRENOUILLÈRE, AND CONFIDED TO THE CARE OF MOTHER MICHEL.
- CHAPTER III.
- IN WHICH ARE SHOWN THE GOODNESS OF MOTHER MICHEL AND THE WICKEDNESS OF FATHER LUSTUCRU.
- CHAPTER IV.
- IN WHICH THE CAT DISPLAYS INTELLIGENCE BEYOND HIS STATION IN LIFE, AND BEHAVES HANDSOMELY IN ADVERSITY.
- CHAPTER V.
- IN WHICH THE CAT CONTENDS SUCCESSFULLY AGAINST HIS ENEMY.
- CHAPTER VI.
- HOW FATHER LUSTUCRU CONFIDES HIS ODIOUS PLANS TO NICHOLAS FARIBOLE.
- CHAPTER VII.
- IN WHICH FATHER LUSTUCRU IS ON THE POINT OF ACCOMPLISHING HIS PURPOSE, AND MOTHER MICHEL’S CAT IS IN AN UNPLEASANT PREDICAMENT.
- CHAPTER VIII.
- IN WHICH MOTHER MICHEL SEARCHES FOR HER CAT.
- CHAPTER IX.
- WHICH IS SATISFACTORY TO EVERYBODY BUT THE GUILTY.
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