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The Cats
Cats who appear in a nonsense rhyme.
minor
Also known as the old Cats
First appearance: one hundred nonsense pictures and rhymes
The Cats's tie to The Fishes is one of the pressures that moves Nonsense Books—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
The Cat is frightened and scrambles out of the doorway as the Nutcrackers and Sugar-Tongs take the horses.
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With The Fishes (rivalry): The Cats are natural predators of the Fishes, creating a tense and antagonistic relationship. With The Guinea Pigs (rivalry): The Cats view the Guinea Pigs as prey or competitors, leading to a…
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See The Cats in one hundred nonsense pictures and rhymesCharacter Web
6 connectionsA slice of how The Cats sits in the book — open the reader for the full interactive map.
Relationship types
- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Nonsense animal groups
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Open in readerNarrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
Lady Jingly’s tearful confession that she already has a mate in England delivers the emotional peak of unfulfi…
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Follow the arc while readingRelationships
- The Fishes
rivalry · negative
The Cats are natural predators of the Fishes, creating a tense and antagonistic… How this plays out →
- The Guinea Pigs
rivalry · negative
Relationship notes
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See The Cats in one hundred nonsense pictures and rhymesIn the story
The Cats appears across 5 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- The Nutcrackers and the Sugar-Tongs
- III
- The History of the Seven Families of the Lake Pipple-Popple
- Chapter X: The History of the Seven Young Cats
- More Nonsense Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, etc.
Chapter companion notes
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See The Cats in one hundred nonsense pictures and rhymes