Long ago, when the world was new and all the animals were wild, the dog, the horse, and the cow decided to step out of the Wild Woods. They traded their freedom for warm fires and safe homes with Man and Woman. But not the Cat. The Cat is not a friend, and he is not a servant. He is the Cat who walks by himself, and all places are alike to him. When the Woman makes a clever bargain to let the Cat sit by the fire and drink warm milk, it seems like the wild feline might finally be tamed. But when the sun goes down and the night creeps in, the Cat will always return to his wild, independent ways. Step into a timeless classic from Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories. This enchanting tale reveals the secret history of our favorite feline friends and explains how cats found their way into our homes while never truly losing their wild spirit.