| Dedication to Those Described in This Book | | Page v |
| Preface | | vii |
| Contents | | xi |
| Illustrations | | xiii |
| The Soul of a Cat | | 1 |
| Joey and Matilda; or, Intellect and Emotion | | 17 |
| The Torpid and the Ill-Bred Cat | | 31 |
| Vanity of Vanities | | 45 |
| Taffy | | 55 |
| The Adopted Family | | 81 |
| The Mysterious Ra | | 91 |
| Mentu | | 103 |
| The Conscience of the Barn-Door Fowl | | 119 |
| Confucius | | 129 |
| A Paradise of Birds | | 137 |
| Epilogue | | 149 |
| Transcriber’s Note |