Nine tales were cut short at last night’s party. As the clock struck nine, Nonna Leona returned to the grim-malkin sight of her nine feline family and friends’ fatal ends. For the sake of the devastated dame, you’ve rewound the yarn of fate to repeat the minute this curious case took place. But be careful – you know what they say about curiosity and the cat…

Image credit: “The Cat’s Birthday Party” by Louis Wain