The Cat That Walked by Himself”
by Rudyard Kipling
This is one of Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories, a story of the “High and Far-Off Times"— when the wild creatures of the forest were beginning, one by one, to come and live beside humans. The dog, the horse, and the cow all made their bargains.
But one creature had other ideas.
This is the story of the Cat that walked by himself… and how he managed to belong everywhere, while never quite belonging to anyone at all.
The Just So Stories were first published in 1902. This story is from the 1912 Edition.
"The Cat That Walked by Himself"
by Rudyard Kipling
“The Cat That Walked by Himself” by Rudyard Kipling, from Just So Stories (1912).
This work is in the public domain.
A look ahead:
Coming on Wednesday, March 18th: "The Skylight Room" by O. Henry
And on Wednesday, March25th: "Three Fables by Aesop"
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