ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ˈɔːθɚ pˈiː. tˈiː. kˈuːpɚz tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv mˈɪdəlɡɹˈeɪd tʃˈɪldɹənz nˈɑːvəl, ðə kˈɪŋ ʌvðə kˈæts, stˈɑːɹts ˈɔf wɪð ɐ ɹᵻtˈɛlɪŋ ʌvðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl lˈɛdʒənd bˌʌt ðˈɛn pˈɪks ˌʌp wˌɛɹ ðə lˈɛdʒənd lˈɛft ˈɔf.
American author P. T. Cooper's 2012 middle-grade children's novel, The King of the Cats, starts off with a retelling of the original legend but then picks up where the legend left off.