Subjects

Animal Stories

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.

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Cat O’Clock

On his travels through China and Tibet, Roman Catholic missionary Évariste Huc came across a novel way of telling the time.

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J’Accuse

A faithful feline bides his time until two criminals are brought to justice.

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Early Warning

An Italian businessman and his family in 18th century Messina owed their lives to their pet cats.

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Cuthbert’s Cordon

A man steals a mother sparrow from her chick, but St Cuthbert isn’t going to let him get away with it.

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Cuthbert and the Iron Grip

A boy goes bird-nesting in Cuthbert’s church, and finds himself all in a heap.

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Ring for Service

A cat belonging to a Carthusian monastery in Paris gets a free lunch, but who is exploiting whom?