The Three-Legged Cat

Short-sighted Mrs Gimble has a cat called Tom, with a wooden leg, who dreams about prowling across the world, and a bald, wandering swag-man brother, Cyril, who visits just once a year for a cup of tea and a chin wag. Cyril is an embarrassment to her with his travelling and his revolting, moulting Russian hat (which readers will observe looks not unlike the curled-up Tom). On his latest visit, Mrs G all but persuades her brother to give up his wandering - his hat isn't as warm as it used to be. But he decides on just one more trip... A wonderfully whacky tale from that wizard of a storyteller whose imagination is the inspiration for some equally zany illustrations.