Fables and true tales about animals, including a dog who regularly commuted to Matlock, a horse who didn’t approve of bad language, and a cat who saved her owners from an earthquake.
Joseph Joachim was regarded by most people in Europe as the greatest
violinist ever, but in the home of Sterndale Bennett there was a dissenting voice.
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Dick Whittington and his Cat
ByClay Lane
After Mr Fitzwarren took away Dick’s cat, even the charms of
Alice Fitzwarren were not enough to keep him in that house another day.
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The King of the Banyan Deer
Based on a story fromThe Jataka Tales
The lord of Benares is so partial to venison that fields
lie fallow and marketplaces stand empty while his people catch deer for him.
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A Kitten’s Jest
ByWilliam Cowper
In ‘Familiarity Dangerous,’ poet William Cowper tells a little tale
warning that if you join in the game you play by the rules.
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The Cats’ Tea Party
ByGertrude Jekyll
Gertrude Jekyll throws a tea party for her nine-year-old niece and some very special guests.
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One Man and his Dog
ByEdmund Lockyer
English explorer Major Edmund Lockyer tries to buy a puppy in Queensland, but ends up paying the owner to keep him.
