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“british folk tale”
(first recorded in 1782)
(by thomas lyttelton)
(1744 – 1779)
(died at age 35)
(a “profligate” and member of parliament)
(a “baron”)
(lived off a pension from his father)
(a bird flew into his room and told him that he had three days to live)
“king of the cats” probably existed far earlier than 1782…
a man sees a group of cats burying the “king of the cats”. he reaches his destination and recounts the scene. the housecat exclaims: “then i am the king of the cats!”…
(he rushes up the chimney and is never seen again…)
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