Two Cats Walking


 

Sappho and Dido have been writing the story of their lives, taking advantage of their
ability to use a word processor, and to browse the internet, which they find particularly
useful for checking up on historical facts which have slipped past their 'race memory.'
They have a great understanding of the importance that cats have always had in the
scheme of things, and can dream themselves back into their great days in early Egypt.

Their view of humans, and in particular of the humans whose lives they share is not
particularly flattering, but no attempt has been made at censorship or 'tactful editing',
tempting though this has been.

Their story covers their happy and uneventful first few months, and the knowledge that
they gain from a wise old cat called Sedgwick, who lives with them. Trouble starts
when their owners move house to a place where all the neighbouring cats are spiteful.
Their owners also find themslves being attacked. Just when it seems things might be
settling down, their owners decide that they have had enough of unpleasant neighbours
and that they are going to move again, this time far away. For Sappho and Dido a
second disruption of their lives is too much, and during the journey to the new home,
they escape into the wild.

They find that real life is very different from the domestic comfort they have left,
and that they are in a world where they are on their own, and the only thing that counts is
survival. How they cope, and where all this leads is their story.

Their book is published by Mountain House publishing and is available from them at a price of £12.95 in English money.

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