The Cat Who Came in From the Cold

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Pets, Cats, Home & Garden, Nature
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Author: Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson ISBN: 9781611874280
Publisher: Untreed Reads Publication: August 30, 2012
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
ISBN: 9781611874280
Publisher: Untreed Reads
Publication: August 30, 2012
Imprint:
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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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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