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In postwar Paris, Mouche, a young woman who has lost her job with a carnival, is persuaded not to commit suicide by the cheerful puppets of Captain Coq, a gruff puppeteer

Through poetry, the author looks at the cat and analyzes its habits, grace and beauty, dignity and charm, guile and love. He includes his interpretations of the views cats have towards humans, as illogical masters, adored providers and even beings beneath their contempt.