Retold by Rohini Chowdhury
Long, long time ago there lived a poor boy called Dick Whittington. He had no mother and no father, and often nothing to eat. One day he heard of the great city of London, where, said everyone, even the streets were paved with gold. Dick decided to go to London to seek his fortune.
London was a big and busy city, full of people both rich and poor. But Dick could not find any streets that were paved with gold. Tired, cold and hungry he fell asleep on the steps of a great house. This house belonged to Mr. Fitzwarren, a rich merchant, who was also a good and generous man. He took Dick into his house, and gave him work as a scullery boy.
Dick had a little room of his own where he could have been very happy if it had not been for the rats. They would run all over him as he lay on his bed at night and would not let him sleep. One day Dick earned a penny shining shoes for a gentleman, and with it he bought a cat. After that Dick's life became easier - the cat frightened away all the rats, and Dick could sleep in peace at night.
One day Mr. Fitzwarren called all the servants of the house together. One of his ships was leaving for a far-off land with goods to trade. Mr. Fitzwarren asked his servants to send something of their own in the ship if they so desired, something which could perhaps be traded for a bit of gold or money. Dick had only his cat to send - which he did with a sad heart.
Dick continued to work as a scullery boy for Mr. Fitzwarren, who was very kind to him. So was everyone else except the Cook who made Dick's life so miserable that one day Dick decided to run away. He had reached almost the end of the city when he heard the Bow Bells ring out. 'Turn again Whittington, thrice Lord Mayor of London' chimed the bells. Dick was astonished - but he did as the bells said and went back to Mr. Fitzwarren.
When he returned he found that Mr. Fitzwarren's ship had returned, and that his cat had been sold for a great fortune to the King of Barbary whose palace had been overrun with mice. Dick had become a rich man.
He soon learnt the business from Mr. Fitzwarren, married his daughter Alice, and in time became the Lord Mayor of London three times, just as the bells had said.
(story copied from http://www.longlongtimeago.com/llta_folktales_dickwhittington.html)

Little Red Riding Hood Kitty

Everyday Cute

I Found this at one of my favorite cute blogs to go to called Everyday Cute. Which is a blog that has allot of kitty comics! Anyone interested in cute things should defiantly head there!

The Wyld Road

The Wyld Road: "From The Diminutive Tyger

by William Herringe, 1562

'The cat is called in Hebrew, Catul; in Greek, Ailouros; and in Latin, Catus felis. The Egyptians named it Mau, for the sound of its voice, and gave it worship. To the Northern peoples, it is a Creature of fertility and fortune; but the Romany call it Majicou, and abhor its presence.
All Cats are of a single nature and agree much in one Shape, though they be of different Magnitude; each being a Beast of Prey, the Wild and the Tame, it being in the opinion of many a diminutive Tyger.
The most miraculous of Beasts, it walks invisibly and silently the highways of the Earth, and many believe it invested with the Magick of the World.
The Ancients have prophesied that in every eighty-first generation of the most ancient of the Felidae there shall come a Cat of Power, which shall not be greatest of Magnitude, but possessed of the most exquisite Soul. And the greatest of these shall be the Golden Cat, which shall come only when the ancient north joins with the Eye of Horus, and it shall have the Power to harness the Sunne and the Moon and the Wild Roads, and may render to any so lucky as to possess it to the very Key to knowledge of the Natural World.'"

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This Is an interesting Story/Poem? I read at the Beginning of a book I just started called The Wild Road by Gabriel King. It's about a cat of course and it seems to follow an actual mythical background which I have a feeling I'm going to adore and fall in love with. I'm going to link an interesting site for it here, to check out with different sayings about cats. This books adds to the world of cats, and makes you think of what cats really do in their spare times, and if this Wild Road truly exists.

For People who are Cat owners and are looking for good sites! :)

fab cat owners: information for cat owners: "fab has been providing information on cats and their care in health and sickness for many years. The charity has become synonymous with expertise in feline treatment, both in the veterinary field and cat care in general"

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This is an interesting site for many questions you might have about cats, breeding, and just about anything you can think off for cats! There isn't any annoying advertising like I would normally see on cat, or pet sites. It also comes with some interesting information on FAB, Feline Advisory Bureau, and how they got started! Click Here to learn more about this site. :)

Thornkit Danger

Wickedpain: "Thornkit lifts her nose to the side of the brier in the nursery, she sniffs the moss and old leaf covered scent in the walls. She's a very curious kit so she wonders why they are there. Sensing her interest her mother, who is a tortoiseshell cat with vibrant green eyes, comes over and sits next to her. She begins to explain, 'They put that in the sides so we stay warm,' She pauses to purr a little and wraps her tail around Thornkit, 'the winds would get you sick if they came in, leaf bear is the worst time for kits because of the wind thats why we put so much dead leaves and moss in the cracks.' Thornkit looked up at her mother prepared to ask a question when suddenly a breeze came from the entrance. Sungraze, as Thornkits mother was known, instictivily ran to the entrance to figure out why the sudden breeze had shown up. She lifted her now to the entrance to attempt to get a scent. Her tail puffed up as she smelled scents from another clan, Shadowclan. She was unsure what to do, Thornkit was unsure what was wrong. Sungraze decided to make her way through the brier entrance up to camp to see if there was danger..."

Thornkit Still One Moon Old :)

minoradarkfire's Blogs: "
I wake up to the bickering and fighting of my other litter mates.
Their backs are turned to me so I decide to hide behind my mommy in order to get a clear shot at Sunkit, I leap into the air (only going about an inch) and land flat on my face, mommy, 'Dear are you all right.' she asks in a concerned tone. I look up with my clear kit blue eyes and say, 'I'm ok mommy! Next time I wont miss!.' but it was to late, my siblings pounced all over me and we began to play fight with each other."

Thornkit 1 Moon old

minoradarkfire's Blogs: "I step out of the Nursery for the first time, and I take in the smell of the forest around me. The sun faintly comes through the canopy over Thunderclan Camp, yet it warms my Kit fluff fur.
I look back with my blue eyes and see my Mommy coming up through the Nursery Entrance to make sure I didn't wonder off, she looks at me and says, 'Thornkit what are you doing out so early?'
She then picks me up by the scruff of my neck and hauls me back down to the den, and begins to lick my fur until I fall asleep once again.

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(This is my first attempt at this so I wanted to start out as young as possible so that in the end I'll be able to have gone through all possible scenarios. :3)
KITTEH POWER FTW! lma"