idor : ▁Being ▁the ▁Further ▁Advent ures ▁of ▁a ▁Royal ▁Cat ▁( K est rel ▁Books , ▁ 1 9 7 8 ), ▁and ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁old ▁British ▁folk ▁tale ▁" The ▁King ▁of ▁the ▁C ats ". ▁The ▁first ▁edition ▁of ▁Car bon el ▁was ▁illustrated ▁by ▁V . ▁H . ▁Dr um mond , ▁that ▁of ▁Kingdom ▁by ▁D . ▁M . ▁Leonard , ▁and ▁that ▁of ▁Car bon el ▁and ▁Cal idor ▁by ▁Charles ▁Front . ▁Car bon el ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁Book ▁of ▁the ▁Month ▁by ▁Young ▁Elizabeth an ▁magazine , ▁as ▁a ▁" most ▁sensible , ▁it - could - e as ily - have - h app ened ▁fair y ▁story ". ▁ ▁Plot ▁The ▁plot ▁concerns ▁a ▁girl ▁named ▁Ros em ary ▁who ▁bu ys ▁a ▁bro om ▁and ▁a ▁cat ▁from ▁an ▁un tid y ▁woman ▁in ▁the ▁market place . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁cat ▁starts ▁talking ▁to ▁her ▁she ▁lear ns ▁that ▁she ▁has ▁encountered ▁a ▁w itch , ▁s elling ▁up ▁to ▁start ▁a ▁new ▁career . ▁ ▁Moreover , ▁the ▁cat , ▁Car bon el , ▁just ▁happens ▁to ▁be ▁King ▁of ▁the ▁C ats , ▁pres umed ▁missing ▁by ▁his ▁subjects ▁ever ▁since ▁the ▁w itch ▁Mrs . ▁Cant rip ▁ab duct ed ▁him . ▁ ▁Unfortunately , ▁he ▁can ' t ▁return ▁to ▁his ▁throne ▁until ▁the ▁ens lav ement ▁spell ▁Mrs . ▁Cant rip ▁cast ▁on ▁him ▁is ▁und one ▁- ▁so ▁Ros em ary , ▁together