ɐ mˈæn tɹˈævəlɪŋ ɐlˈoʊn sˈiːz ɐ kˈæt ɔːɹ hˈɪɹz ɐ vˈɔɪs, hˌuː spˈiːks tə hˌɪm, sˈeɪɪŋ tə tˈɛl sˈʌmwʌn ˈɔfən ɐn ˈɑːd nˈeɪm, pɹɪzˈuːməbli ʌnnˈoʊn tə ðə kˈæɹɪktɚ ðæt sˈʌmwʌn ˈɛls nˈoːɹməli ɐ sˈɪmɪlɚli ˈɑːd nˈeɪm hɐz dˈaɪd, ðˌoʊ ˈʌðɚ vˈɜːʒənz sˈɪmpli hæv ðə tɹˈævəlɚ sˈiː ɐ ɡɹˈuːp ʌv kˈæts hˈoʊldɪŋ ɐ ɹˈɔɪəl fjˈuːnɚɹəl.
A man travelling alone sees a cat (or hears a voice), who speaks to him, saying to tell someone (often an odd name, presumably unknown to the character) that someone else (normally a similarly odd name) has died, though other versions simply have the traveller see a group of cats holding a royal funeral.