Cat at Christmas

By Candy Rae

Quotes from 'Cat at Christmas':

‘Cats like to climb, and Myup and me were no exception.
‘Up we went.
‘Down we went.
‘Down we went along wif the tree.
‘We hit the ground wif a thump and a crash, accompanied by the merry little tinkles of breaking bobbles.’

‘I have noticed that humans almost never eat anyfing that has been licked by another. Small humans do this a lot with bags of sweeties.’

‘Cat at Christmas’ is written using British English with a Scottish flavour. There are spelling differences between British English and the English as written and spoken in other parts of our wonderful, diverse world. There are also spelling differences between Human English and Cat English. Where Cat English predominates, cat won the argument.

PLANET WOLF
(1) Wolves and War - (2) Conflict and Courage - (3) Homage and Honour - (4) Dragons and Destiny - (5) Valour and Victory - (6) Ambition and Alavidha - (7) Paws and Planets - (8) Tales and Tails

DRAGON WULF
(1) Journey and Jeopardy - (2) Gossamer and Grass - (3) Flames and Freedom

FLYING COLOURS
(1) Rascals and Renegades - (2) Outlaws and Overlords - (3) Sparkles and Sphinxes (forthcoming)

T’QUEL MAGIC
(1) Ephemeral Boundary - (2) Enduring Barrier - (3) Eternal Bulwark

MULTIVERSE MUDDLE (forthcoming)
(1) Vampyre Crypt - (2) Faie Castle - (3) Shadow Cave - (4) Demon Citadel

SAMMY THE CAT
(1) Cat in Charge - (2) Cat at Christmas - (3) Dog not in Charge

KILL BY CURE

• Language: English
• Publisher: Candy Rae
• Release date: Sep 4, 2017
• ISBN: 9781370465781

Candy Rae

Candy Rae has been an avid reader since childhood, with fantasy and science fiction appearing on her bookshelf in her first year of university when a friend introduced her to talking dragons. All her life, she has wanted to write, but it wasn’t until Christmas Day in 2003 that she sat down and started planning the book that, after many revisions, became the first book in the Planet Wolf series: Wolves and War.As a former accountant, Candy was notorious among her family for elongating her commute home by parking in a safe space and starting to write, having got into the habit of carrying a notebook with her wherever she went, a habit she continues to this day. When she’s not writing, her hobbies include knitting, tapestry, and trying to figure out ‘whodunnit’ in murder mysteries.Candy lives in Ayrshire, Scotland, with her large black cat, Sammy, and her Labrador-Corgi cross, Alex. She writes her books in British English with a Scottish flavour.

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CAT AT CHRISTMAS

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‘Written’ by Samson (Sammy) the Cat

and

Candy Rae

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SMASHWORDS EDITION

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Cat at Christmas

Copyright © 2017 Candy Rae

All characters in this publication are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead; is purely coincidental.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of the author.

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BOOKS BY CANDY RAE

Planet Wolf Series

Wolves and War - Conflict and Courage - Homage and Honour - Dragons and Destiny - Valour and Victory - Ambition and Alavidha - Paws and Planets - Tales and Tails.

Dragon Wulf Trilogy

Journey and Jeopardy - Gossamer and Grass - Flames and Freedom.

Flying Colours Trilogy

Rascals and Renegades* - Outlaws and Overlords* - Lind and Larg*.

T’Quel Magic Trilogy

Ephemeral Boundary - Enduring Barrier - Eternal Bulwark.

The Multiverse Muddle

Faie Castle* - Shadow Crypt* - Demon Citadel*.

Stand Alone Books

Kill by Cure - Cat in Charge - Cat at Christmas - Dog not in Charge*.

* Forthcoming (as of Cat at Christmas Publication Date).

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‘Cat at Christmas’ is dedicated to all cats, big and small, in shelters this Christmas. May you all find a forever home.

Also, we wish to say great big thank you to our readers, Tom, Nancy, James, Daniel, Mae, Whitepaw, Blackpaw, Doodles and Toots.

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Cover and interior artwork by Harri Crawford.

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AUTHOR’S NOTE

‘Cat at Christmas’ is written using British English with a Scottish flavour. There are spelling differences between British English and the English as written and spoken in other parts of our wonderful, diverse world. There are also spelling differences between Human English and Cat English. Where Cat English predominates, cat won the argument.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1 - CAT CHRISMUS

CHAPTER 2 - AFORE CHRISMUS

CHAPTER 3 - DAY AFORE CHRISMUS

CHAPTER 4 - CHRISMUS DAY

CHAPTER 5 - CHRISMUS CATNIP

CHAPTER 6 - CHRISMUS SONGS

CHAPTER 7 - CHRISMUS HOGMANAY

OTHER CHRISMUS STUFF

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INTRODUCTION

Let’s make one fing particularly clear. Cats are in charge, during every season of every year.

But we have to be very, very, very careful at Chrismus to make sure that although we rule, our humans continue to believe that they do.

If we are not careful, or if we make a mistake, we might be