title: Best Cat Stories
author:  Lesley O'Mara 
description: 23 fabulous feline tales. A literary feast for cat lovers, here are the finest of cats stories from <b>James Herriot, P.G. Wodehouse, Damon Runyon, Doris Lessing, Patricia Highsmith, </b>et al. Introduction by Doris Lessing. Line art throughout.
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  Mummy Knows Best
  
  
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  Sara Bourgeois
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  This book is dedicated to Mariah Sinclair. Your covers inspire me.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  Chapter One
  
  
  
  
  
  “What is that?” Ginger shrieked before scrambling back into my bag.
  
  
  “That is Sage,” my mom said with a smirk. “Apparently she is having the
  intended effect.”
  
  
  “You got a cat?” I asked in disbelief.
  
  
  “Hey, I’m right here,” the cat said. “Please don’t talk about me like I’m not
  in the room.”
  
  
  Sage turned around and sauntered out of the living room, leaving us to freely
  discuss her presence in my mother’s house. I wondered if I should even ask my
  mom why she got a cat. Did I really want to know the answer?
  
  
  “You got a cat?” I asked because I found myself completely unable to not ask
  her about the cat. “Isn’t the litter box an issue for you? I’m surprised
  you’re okay with that.”
  
  
  “I used a spell on the litter box,” she said with a shrug. “I found that I can
  use magic to keep things clean instead of al