Bedtime stories about cats

Bedtime stories about cats — Puss in Boots, a cat in the Bremen band, and Larry the Cat with his little star lanterns.

7 stories

Larry the Cat and the Little Star Lanterns8-10 min read · 19 pagesEvery night, Larry the cat sets off on his own special journey, hanging tiny star lanterns to fill the forest with warmth and calm. Beneath their glow, the little animals drift safely to sleep.
Lulu the Kitten and the No-Touch Bottles6-8 min read · 12 pagesLulu is a tiny kitten with an enormous heart for adventure — there's nothing she loves more than poking her whiskers into someplace new.
Marcus the Cat and the Golden Brush7-9 min read · 19 pagesIn a snug little village tucked among the green hills lives a most unusual cat named Marcus, who loves nothing more than to paint.
Puss in Boots7-9 min read · 16 pagesPuss in boots, the folk tale to read aloud. A miller's son inherits a cat, and the cat asks him for a pair of boots and a sack.
The Bremen Town Musicians7-9 min read · 16 pagesThe Bremen town musicians, the Brothers Grimm tale to read aloud. Four animals too old to be useful set off to become a band, and never arrive.
The House Where Love Lives4-6 min read · 14 pagesIn a green little village between quiet rivers and tall oak trees, the Miller family shares everything — laughter, chores, and the coziest home for miles.
The Purr Family and the Clock That Stopped the Night9-11 min read · 25 pagesIn an old house at the edge of town lives a family of night cats — the Purrs — and every one of them has a job to keep the dark hours calm and cozy.

Cats in stories are almost never the hero and almost always the one who knows something. They arrive late, they are unimpressed, and they turn out to have been right — which is roughly how children experience actual cats.

There are only a handful here, because a cat has to earn its place in a story rather than just be in it. Puss in Boots talks his way into a castle. The Bremen town musicians have one who ends up in the ashes and frightens a robber half to death.

This is a narrower slice of the animal stories page: only the stories where the cat actually matters to what happens.

Frequently asked

How many are there?

A handful. We would rather have a few cats who matter to the story than thirty who happen to walk through one.

Where are the rest of the animal stories?

On the animal stories page, which this is part of — foxes, bears, birds, a tortoise and a great many mice.

Want to know where the classic fairy tales come from? The articles are here

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