"John Crowley’s novel, Aegypt retells the old story of the King of the Cats. A traveler hears one cat say to another, “tell Dildrum that Doldrum is dead.” When he returns home and tells his wife, their family cat jumps from its place beside the fire crying, “Then I’m to be king of the cats!” and shoots up the chimney, never to be seen again. In the words of Crowley’s character, Pierce Moffett:
That story had made him shiver and wonder, and ponder for days; not the story that had been told, but the secret story that had not been told: the story about the cats, the secret story that had been going on all along and that no one knew but they."
I see he is settling in to his new roll without too much difficulty Zara Altair
ReplyDeleteRon Serina Yes! The first couple of days he was hesitant. Now he is enjoying his new freedom to rule everything. :)
ReplyDeleteZara Altair Cat wisdom
ReplyDeleteTidy TwoTone: The King of Cats!! Hail the new king!
ReplyDeleteGina Fiedel Hahaha! Yes. The king is dead. Long live the king!
ReplyDeleteHave you read Aegypt by John Crowley, Zara Altair? I haven't, Doug did and that's where we learned about the King of cats.
ReplyDeleteGina Fiedel No, I haven't read it. Now on my list. Thank you.
ReplyDelete"John Crowley’s novel, Aegypt retells the old story of the King of the Cats. A traveler hears one cat say to another, “tell Dildrum that Doldrum is dead.” When he returns home and tells his wife, their family cat jumps from its place beside the fire crying, “Then I’m to be king of the cats!” and shoots up the chimney, never to be seen again. In the words of Crowley’s character, Pierce Moffett:
ReplyDeleteThat story had made him shiver and wonder, and ponder for days; not the story that had been told, but the secret story that had not been told: the story about the cats, the secret story that had been going on all along and that no one knew but they."
crookedtimber.org - Return of the King
Gina Fiedel Looking forward to reading this! Thank you.
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