“You want to talk about cats? Then listen to something worth hearing.
“In America, once upon a time, there were no cats. What there were, in abundance, were mice. Mice everywhere. Not just peeking from holes now and then — swarming, infesting every room, every cupboard, every corner. When a family sat down to eat, the mice rushed onto the table and disputed the dinner with them.
“Then one man had an idea. He fitted out three ships — full, crammed full of cats — and sailed to America. There he sold them for their weight in gold, and more.
“And whiff! — the mice were swept away, and the man made a fortune.
“A great fortune, all out of cats!”
