The Tobermory Cat by Debi Gliori Page A

sighed. Nobody understood.
     
    It seemed that nobody could help him become special.
     
    He might as well just give up trying.

    With little enthusiasm, he caught mice,

    ate fish,

    gazed at the clouds,

    and bored himself to sleep.

    The next day, there was a huge traffic jam in Tobermory.
    Cars, bikes, vans and even the school bus ground to a standstill on Main Street.
    Right in the middle of the road lay the ginger cat, fast asleep.
    Everyone wanted a photograph of him. Everyone had heard of him.
     
    It was only a matter of time before the ginger cat’s fame spread further afield. From twig, to leaf, to nest, to telegraph pole, by mouth, by mail, by phone, by email, soon
the whole island, then the mainland, and then the entire planet was a-twitter with the news of the amazing Cat of Tobermory.

    Not everyone was delighted with the news.
    ‘I’m sure his fur is nothing special,’ said the famously woolly Ba-Ba Cats.

    ‘ A Tobermory Cat? Where’s the music in that?’ sang the Staffa Cat Choir,

    while the snotty Cats of Salen simply rolled their eyes and sneered.

    And since everybody knows that cats from Tobermory
hate
the sea, the Fishing Felines of Fishnish decided they had nothing whatsoever to worry about.

    And the Tobermory Cat? Fame has not changed him.
    He is still himself.
     
    He is still not sure what it means to be special. But when he thinks nobody is watching . . .

To the people of Mull who gave this book their blessing - this is for you

This eBook edition published in 2012 by
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    First published in 2012 by Birlinn Limited
    Copyright © Debi Gliori 2012
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