Minnie's Pet Cat

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Minnie's Pet Cat

by Madeline Leslie

EN·~54 minutes·11 chapters

Chapters

11 total

Transcriber’s Note

0:10

MINNIE’S PET CAT.

0:44

MINNIE’S PET CAT.

0:09

CHAPTER I. THE LOVING PUSS.

6:42

CHAPTER II. THE CAT AND CHICKEN.

7:00

CHAPTER III. PUSS AND THE PARTRIDGE.

9:56

CHAPTER IV. FIDELLE AT PRAYERS.

7:37

CHAPTER V. KITTY AND THE FISH.

7:06

CHAPTER VI. MOUSER AND HER MISTRESS.

6:37

CHAPTER VII. PUSS TAKING A JOURNEY.

6:15
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Description

In this charming tale we follow little Minnie, a bright‑spirited country girl who shares her world with a striking tortoiseshell cat named Fidelle. The narrative blooms with simple pleasures—morning strolls across the orchard, quiet afternoons spent together, and the tender routines that bind a child to her animal companion. Warm illustrations accompany the gentle prose, inviting listeners to picture the garden paths, cozy rooms, and the soft rustle of a cat’s fur against tiny feet.

When a mischievous visitor named Wallace threatens Fidelle, Minnie’s fierce devotion shines through as she rushes to defend her beloved pet. The episode offers a glimpse of the deeper loyalties that will shape Minnie's future adventures with her many animal friends. Listeners will be drawn into a world where kindness to creatures reveals the heart of rural childhood.

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Language

en

Duration

~54 minutes (52K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Julia Miller and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)

Release date

May 4, 2009

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Madeline Leslie

Madeline Leslie

1815–1893

Writing under the name Madeline Leslie, Harriette Newell Woods Baker became a prolific voice in nineteenth-century children’s literature. Her warm, moral tales—along with her celebrated book Tim, the Scissors Grinder—reached readers in the United States and abroad.

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