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K-Gr 4—Lord Cat lives well on his mountaintop, blessed with the finest of goods and plenty of rice to eat. He has servants to build him the best home and prepare and serve his delicious meals. There are also workers to tend his prolific rice paddies. Life is stable until, one year, drought hits and crops fail. Eventually most of the villagers move from the mountain in search of a better life. Lord Cat refuses to abandon all that he has accrued even though his great wealth now means nothing. Finally, at the point of starvat...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Young's original fable about a wasteful "wealthy lord"-rendered in the illustrations as an anthropomorphized cat-depicts its protagonist's greed, his fall from power, and his eventual redemption. Detailed collage illustrations show the cat dressed in rich fabrics, bringing to mind Andersen's similarly vain and arrogant Emperor. The cat lounges around in his finery, makes demands, and wastes food while other animals wait on him. "When Lord Cat's servants asked if their master had finished his meal...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Young's original fable about a wasteful "wealthy lord"--rendered as an anthropomorphized cat--depicts its protagonist's greed, his fall ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More