Cat May Look At A King

"e;When Ramsay Wood retells a story he makes a proper job of it."e; - The TimesFrom around the world - Korea to Ireland, Burma to France - come these nine hardy cat tales, stories that have survived for generations because of their enduring popularity. Vicious, affectionate, murderous or benign - however you view cats you will find them portrayed here in full contradictory splendour. Aided by eight top illustrators, Ramsay Wood retells a lively, personal selection. His previous book was the highly acclaimed "e;Kalila and Dimna - Selected Fables of Bidpai"e;, which was adapted for the stage as "e;A Word in the Stargazer's Eye"e; at the 1984 Edinburgh Festival. He was the Secretary of the London-based College of Storytellers until 1991."e;A cat may look at a King, and a swain's eye hath as high a reach as a lord's looks."e; - Robert Greene, 1590

Tim is a Shifter, a were-person - and he tends to keep quiet about it. Mostly because he isn't a werewolf, or a were-jaguar, or anything cool. No, he's a were-domestic cat. Nothing wrong with that, right? But not exactly glamorous, just the same. So when he gets a huge crush on his next-door-neighbour, he doesn't exactly spread the news around. Which makes it a little difficult when a witch puts a spell on him that has him stuck in his were-form, as Tibbles... Short, approximately 15,000 words.