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Etta's happy with her simple life in the mill, but when her aunt passes and leaves her a very peculiar cat, everything goes awry. Now, determined to find her place in the world, Etta's learning to hunt, having audiences with a king, and falling for a man who's keeping something from her. Beau's happy at sea until his father passes and leaves him with an odd last request. Now he's setting up shop in a small town, searching for ogres, and, inconveniently, falling for the miller's sister - who just happens to be taken with someone else. 

Alan Bennett reads The Owl and the Pussy-Cat and Other Nonsense Rhymes by Edward Lear. The poems and limericks include "The Daddy Long-Legs and the Fly", "The Owl and the Pussy-Cat", "The Duck and the Kangaroo", "The Table and the Chair", "The Broom, the Shovel, the Poker and the Tongs", "Mr and Mrs Discobbolos", "The Nutcrackers and the Sugar Tongs", "The Two Old Bachelors", "The Pobble Who Has No Toes", "The Jumblies", "The Dog with a Luminous Nose", and many more.

Jeff wanted a dog for his birthday. But his Dad had the last word. Jeff's younger sister put a new idea in his head, “A pussycat wouldn't dig up the garden," she said, "and cats don't bark."

A whimsical tale from a time long ago when all the tame animals were wild, and the wild animals were outrageous, this story relates how the dog and the horse were tamed by man, and how the cat became so...cat-ish.

Weltweit verfolgen Fans das Geschehen um die KatzenClans: USA, Großbritannien, Frankreich, Russland, Japan, Korea, China, Tschechien, Litauen, Portugal, Ungarn, Brasilien, Norwegen und Griechenland. Ein Wald. Vier Clans. Und alle wollen überleben. Jenseits der Menschen, tief verborgen im...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Catwoman: Soulstealer by Sarah J Mass, read by Julia Whelan. When the Bat's away, the Cat will play. It's time to see how many lives this cat really has. . . . Two years after escaping Gotham City's slums, Selina Kyle returns as the mysterious and...

An aging king is determined to delay surrendering his throne, so he sends his three sons on a series of increasingly difficult quests. The youngest prince sets out reluctantly—and soon finds himself lost near a magnificent castle inhabited entirely by cats. There he meets the elegant and...

Kipling’s classic tale taken from the Just So Stories. When all the other animals become tame, the cat is reluctant to give up his independence. He devises a clever scheme to gain a seat by the fire and a saucer of cream without having to submit to man.

Two cats argue over food, and a clever monkey steps in—with an ending that surprises and teaches, among other witty tales in this book.

This amusing tale follows a cat who fools others with fake kindness—until the truth comes out, along with other memorable animal fables.

A long time ago in Japan, a great warrior was pestered by a large rat. He tried using traps and his sword, but the rat was too clever. Strong cats and speedy cats are no match for this clever rat. Will the samurai’s new cat be able to outsmart the rat?

Actor William Hurt reads this story of a small Japanese boy whose only interest is drawing pictures of cats, even while everyone else in the village is struggling to defeat a mysterious demon that plagues the countryside. Although first seen as entirely useless, it is the boy's peculiar talent that ultimately restores prosperity to the land. This haunting and enchanting folktale about finding your place in the world resonates with deep respect for and appreciation of the Japanese culture.

A fox and a cat work together to outsmart a group of big, hungry forest animals. This children’s story is based on a traditional folk tale from Ukraine.

These clever tales reveal how appearances can be deceiving, teaching children to stay alert and think wisely.

There was once a king, whose queen had hair of the purest gold, and was so beautiful that her match was not to be met with on the whole face of the earth. But this beautiful queen fell ill, and when she felt that her end drew near she called the king to her and said, 'Promise me that you will never marry again, unless you meet with a wife who is as beautiful as I am, and who has golden hair like mine.' Then when the king in his grief promised all she asked, she shut her eyes and died.

A cat and a mouse, contrary to the custom of their kinds, become friends, such good friends that they decide to share a home. That they might have something to fall back on in time of need, they buy a pot of fat and hide it away in a nook of a church for safekeeping. After a short time, the cat tells her housemate that one of her relations has given birth and that the mouse's friend has been asked to be godmother. Instead of going to a christening, though, the cat goes to the nook of the church and eats the top layer of the fat in the pot.

Princess Cat Story is about where Cat isn't sure about being a princess and realizing she has feelings for the cook. Find out more of what she does about her ideas for life.

The German tale of four brothers who set out to learn their crafts in the big wide world. When they return home as skilled men; a thief, an astronomer, a hunter, and a tailor their skills are challenged by their father - I should like to try what each of you can do in this way.

The mice learn that "some things are easier said than done" when they try to get rid of their great enemy the cat.

This is a retelling of "The Belling of the Cat" by Aesop. At the end of this tale, you are challenged to figure out the moral or meaning of this fable.