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Coloured cut from a children's book published in New York, c. 1850 (Dunigan's edition). Dick Whittington and His Cat is the English folklore surrounding the real-life Richard Whittington (c. 1354–1423), wealthy merchant and later Lord Mayor of London. [1] The legend describes his rise from poverty-stricken childhood with the fortune he made ...
Belling the Cat is a fable also known under the titles The Bell and the Cat and The Mice in Council. In the story, a group of mice agree to attach a bell to a cat's neck to warn of its approach in the future, but they fail to find a volunteer to perform the job. The term has become an idiom describing a group of persons, each agreeing to ...
Quran ( Surah As-Sajdah) Apocalypse of Peter. Azrael ( / ˈæzri.əl, - reɪ -/; Hebrew: עֲזַרְאֵל, romanized : ʿǍzarʾēl, 'God has helped'; [2] Arabic: عزرائيل, romanized : ʿAzrāʾīl or ʿIzrāʾīl) is the canonical angel of death in Islam, [3] and appears in the apocryphal text Apocalypse of Peter. [4]
A mischievous red cat who enjoys playing mean, practical jokes on his family. Ribby The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan: Beatrix Potter: A cat with a love for mouse pie, a good friend of the dog Duchess and cousin to Tabitha. Rum Tum Tugger: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats: T. S. Eliot: A fickle cat that brings trouble with his ...
Puss in Boots. " Puss in Boots " ( German: Der gestiefelte Kater; French: Le Maître chat ou le Chat botté; Italian: Il gatto con gli stivali; Dutch: De Gelaarsde Kat) is a European fairy tale about an anthropomorphic cat who uses trickery and deceit to gain power, wealth, and the hand in marriage of a princess for his penniless and low-born ...
The cat ( Felis catus ), commonly referred to as the domestic cat or house cat, is a small domesticated carnivorous mammal. It is the only domesticated species of the family Felidae. Recent advances in archaeology and genetics have shown that the domestication of the cat occurred in the Near East around 7500 BC.
The Cats of Ulthar. " The Cats of Ulthar " is a short story written by American fantasy author H. P. Lovecraft in June 1920. In the tale, an unnamed narrator relates the story of how a law forbidding the killing of cats came to be in a town called Ulthar. As the narrative goes, the city is home to an old couple who enjoy capturing and killing ...
Put Your Head on My Shoulder. Put Your Head on My Shoulder may refer to: "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" (song), a 1959 song by Paul Anka, covered by The Lettermen in 1968. Put Your Head on My Shoulder (album), a 1966 swing album by Si Zentner & his orchestra. Put Your Head on My Shoulder (TV series), Chinese drama based on novel by Zhao ...