Enough to Make a Cat Laugh - Picture Strip 1965

[pete9012S]

First edition: 1965
Publisher: Sampson Low
Illustrator: various
Category: Non-series Mixed Contents Books
Genre: Mixed
Type: Books with Mixed Contents

Enough to Make a Cat Laugh
Story: Picture Strip - Specially Written

https://www.enidblytonsociety.co.uk/boo ... easure+Box






I've just read another EB story were a cat puts on a false tail that is then pulled off, but for the life of me I can't remember were I read it????

[Katharine]

I'm not familiar with the cat's tail tale, but I've read similar stories. I think one involved a kettle, and the other walking stick or umbrella. I know they were both thrown down a well and ended up in the culprit's bed, making them wet and cold.

[Kate Mary]

Thanks for posting that story Pete, I don't have Enid Blyton's Treasure Box so haven't seen it before but I have read other stories on a similar theme.

[Anita Bensoussane]

I haven't seen that story before either, so I've enjoyed reading it and looking at the pictures.

I'm not familiar with the cat's tail tale, but I've read similar stories. I think one involved a kettle, and the other walking stick or umbrella.

I'm pretty sure there's one about a walking stick and one about an umbrella. I also remember one about a poker. Those sorts of tales were among my favourites when I was a child. They were extremely entertaining but also a little scary, in an enjoyable way!

[Lucky Star]

Great little story Pete, thanks for posting it here. You're right that there are several such stories, of ordinary objects coming to life under some wizard or witch's spell, usually to punish naughty children or elves or goblins or whatever. I recall an umbrella that tippy tapped everywhere after being "borrowed" by a couple of gnomes and several others of the same ilk. Like Anita I always loved those stories. Naughty people being punished in a very funny and appropriate way.

[Katharine]

I feel that's one of Enid's strengths, in that she could use the same story, but make it slightly different each time, so that it is still interesting.