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It has been the providence of Nature to give this creature [the
cat] nine lives instead of one.
It has been the providence of Nature to give this creature [the
cat] nine lives instead of one.
When all candles be out, all cats be gray.
When all candles be out, all cats be gray.
The cat would eat fish, and would not wet her feet.
The cat would eat fish, and would not wet her feet.
Confound the cats! All cats--alway--
Cats of all colours, black, white, grey;
By night a nuisance and read more
Confound the cats! All cats--alway--
Cats of all colours, black, white, grey;
By night a nuisance and by day--
Confound the cats!
Lauk! what a monstrous tail our cat has got!
Lauk! what a monstrous tail our cat has got!
Black cat or white cat, it's a good cat that catches the mice.
Black cat or white cat, it's a good cat that catches the mice.
The cat, having sat upon a hot stove lid, will not sit upon a hot stove lid again. But he read more
The cat, having sat upon a hot stove lid, will not sit upon a hot stove lid again. But he won't sit upon a cold stove lid, either.
A cat can maintain a position of curled up somnolence on your knee until you are nearly upright. To the read more
A cat can maintain a position of curled up somnolence on your knee until you are nearly upright. To the last minute she hopes your conscience will get the better of you and you will settle down again.
