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The Cat Who Came in from the Cold

The Cat Who Came in from the Cold

Masson, Jeffrey

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General Animals

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ISBN13: 9798888602294
Publisher: Histria Fiction
Published: Mar 4 2024
Pages: 70
Weight: 0.26
Height: 0.17 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In this sentimental, didactic fable, Masson imagines how the lone, nonsocial, domesticated animal came to share hearth and home. Billi, an Asian leopard cat, lives in a mango forest in ancient India. He enjoys his independence, but he feels pangs of loneliness and curiosity about the two-foots. He learns their languages - Hindi, Malayam and Sanskrit - and he can see the appeal of south India's three major religions. Billi embarks on a quest to learn more about humans by discovering what their animals think of them. A water buffalo mourns being underappreciated; a parrot bemoans his cage; a mongoose tells a chilling story about human ingratitude. Billi reminds a cow that it's worshipped by humans. Oh, great, the cow says. That and five rupees will get you a chapati. Nine months of travel and no truly good word for humans leaves Billi undeterred and, back home, he seeks out a young girl he'd often watched. It's not easy proving his good intentions or trying to be the only animal to have a mutually satisfying relationship with humans, but Billi makes it happen in a story that's heartwarming not only for the passionate cat fan but for all readers. A novelette from the author of Raising the Peaceable Kingdom.

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