A couple of days ago, my trio of cats lined up to look outside one window before I had a chance to open the other windows. It was adorable to see them lined up, all on different levels, but also a bit surreal. I referred to them as cat sidhe searching for prey, and who knows? Maybe they are.
It made met think of other fun cat fables, myths and stories I've read over the years. I love how many magical stories there are about cats. From the Egyptian Bast to the Cat's Paw, Poe to spirit guides to both lucky and unlucky (I call baloney there), there are so many stories. I always loved the one about the shapeshifting cat woman who either wore the key around her neck as a cat as she told suitors the man who would wed her would have to get it from "her cat" to the story about the shapeshifter accused of harming livestock whose paw was cut only to have it revealed as a bleeding widow woman the next day. Don't even get me started on 80s kid me crushing on Lion-O from Thundercats or Ron Pearlman's Vincent from Beauty and the Best the TV series!
What cat legends, fables and myths are your favorites?