By Wanda Gág
Copyright 1928
“Hundreds of cats, thousands of cats, millions and billions
and trillions of cats”, goes the refrain in this little picture book. The story follows a very old man who leaves
his home in search of the perfect cat for the little old woman. He found cats and kittens everywhere! The problem is, he can’t choose which is the
prettiest. Each cat that he saw was
better than the one before and he just couldn’t leave even one behind. The
hundreds, thousands, millions and billions of cats follow him home, eating and
drinking everything in sight. Finally realizing that they can’t possibly care
for all the animals, the very old woman and very old man decide to let the cats
decide which one they should keep.
Sounds like a sweet story, doesn’t it? But wait!
In the end, all the cats but one end up becoming so jealous that they
scratch and claw and eat each other all up.
All that is left is one homely little kitten in need of some love. That lucky little kitten lives happily ever
after with the very old man and the very old woman.
Think you love something so much that you want more and more
and more of it? Hundreds, thousands,
millions, and trillions of it? This book
may cause you to think twice. Be content
with what you have, because more is not necessarily better!
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