Dedication to Those Described in This Book _Page_ v
Preface vii
Contents xi
Illustrations xiii
The Soul of a Cat 1
Joey and Matilda; or, Intellect and Emotion 17
The Torpid and the Ill-Bred Cat 31
Vanity of Vanities 45
Taffy 55
The Adopted Family 81
The Mysterious Ra 91
Mentu 103
The Conscience of the Barn-Door Fowl 119
Confucius 129
A Paradise of Birds 137
Epilogue 149