The private life of the cat who...: tales of Koko and Yum Yum from the journal of James Mackintosh Qwilleran

She’d prowl around ten feet overhead

And pounce on my stomach as I lay in bed.

At dinnertime she’d slip off a beam

And land with her feet in a dish of ice cream.

She’d knock over a chair in the middle of the night,

Break some glasses, give us a fright.

All the while crowing with voice loud and clear

That would frazzle the nerves and shatter the ear.

Yes, I’ll always remember Yum Yum—

All devil, all angel, all brat.

And not much chin but reckless as sin!

All furry, all purry, all cat!

Postscript:

Yum Yum is now a poised, grown-up lady cat, but there are times—usually at the full moon—when there is a certain glint in her violet-tinged blue eyes. Is she getting that old feeling?

Contents

1. enter: kao k’o kung, howling

2. enter: yum yum, shrieking

3. confessions of a cat-illiterate

4. the cat who had 60 whiskers

5. yum yum the paw

6. koko and the siamese rope trick

7. yum yum and the interior designer

8. koko and the rum tum tugger syndrome

9. cats! who can understand them?

10. the matter of the silver thimble

11. cool koko’s almanac

12. why do cats do what they do?

13. do cats have a sense of humor?

14. the day yum yum got out

15. limericks: fun in the boondocks

16. cool koko also says

17. the fine art of naming cats

18. yum yum and the queen-size bed

19. koko’s unique social graces

20. kidnapped!

21. more cool kokoisms

22. yum yum discovers her wings