Cat Tales

Today’s post departs from the usual routine and offers you something a bit different. With permission from https://catbandit.com, we are reprinting a story that I received in my email. Here at the literate cat, we believe in what the cat bandit is promoting. Read the story of Felix the cat, and make up your own … Read more

Hello, all you tremendous two-legged readers. This post may seem highly unusual, as cats do not usually make new year resolutions. However, I thought it might prove fun to adopt one of your traditions, just to see the results. Below you find my cat new year resolutions. I’ve come up with eight, which, for a … Read more

Hello, two-legged readers! Lucinda the literate cat brings you another post. My CCL (Cantankerous Cat Lady) tells me it’s time I earned my keep, so have decided to explain how a cat sees Christmas. You Seem To Love Labeling Everything Of course, we cats don’t put labels on our days like you two-leggeds like to … Read more

Read of these 8 stories about famous cats in literature. These books may be ones you have read, but if not, you might consider them. I see a couple on this list that I have not read, so I might just have to do a bit of ordering of my own. These represent just a … Read more

Cats have played their part in the creation of myths and superstitions around the world. To learn all about cats, you might want to know some of these beliefs. In this post, we will look at a few of them. Your Cat Could Be A Gossip: This one is a belief that comes from the … Read more

In many ways, our language defines us. The words and idomatic expressions we use tell the world a great deal about us and our beliefs. Cats have had their place in our lives for many hundreds of years, and have done their bit to add to the richness of our speech. We talk about what … Read more

Every now and then I like to add a few more things to the list of fascinating facts about cats. This list may perhaps include some things that will surprise you, even if you know a lot about cats. Possibly you may find a few repeats on this particular list that I already included in … Read more

In the last post, we discussed some basic types of cat personalities. Perhaps you have found a good description of your cat in one of those basic types. However, very often, a cat will represent a mix of breeds, thus giving the chance for variations of the personality pattern as well. So, how is it … Read more

With 7.5 million pet cats in Ukraine, the lucky ones get to leave war-torn cities with their human families. Cat refugees join with dogs and other pets as, fueled by fear, the mass exodus from cities takes place in the midst of war. Many cats hid when it was time to leave and therefore could … Read more