“At last Tom shrieked out, 'What -- old Tom dead! then I'm the King o' the Cats!' and rushed up the chimney and was nevermore seen.”

Passed down through many variations, the one thing in common about this fold tale is that maybe cats aren’t all they appear to be. Who knows, maybe that black and white one you’ve got curled up on the couch is actually the King of the Cats...

Stay safe out there. 

With love, 

Saaniya and Maddie x

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_of_the_Cats

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Isles 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beware_the_Cat 

https://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/eng/meft/meft32.htm 

https://www.bedtimeshortstories.com/the-king-o-the-cats 

http://www.aaronshep.com/stories/038.html 

https://www.libraryireland.com/AncientLegendsSuperstitions/King-Cats.php 

https://folklorethursday.com/folktales/the-king-of-the-cats/ 

https://hauntedpalaceblog.wordpress.com/2013/12/07/the-king-o-the-cats/