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.
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.