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Kittens

Chapter 71: Transcriber’s Notes
By Svend Fleuron
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About This Book

The narrative follows a mother cat and her multicolored litter as they are raised largely outside human care, confronting predators, rival animals, harsh weather, and occasional interference from farmhands and dogs. Each kitten is sketched with distinct temperament and abilities; the chronicle traces their lessons in hunting, social rivalry, and adaptation, and shows how different characters choose or are forced into lives ranging from domestic companionship to feral independence. Presented in a realistic, unsentimental tone, the work emphasizes animal perspective, survival, and the varied outcomes that result from character and circumstance.

Transcriber’s Notes

Standardized hyphenation to the dominant style used within the book.

Spelling, punctuation, accents, and grammar have been preserved as printed in the original publication except as follows:

1. Page 35: Changed pronoun from “she” to “he” referring to Tiny: “That he had not long ago been crushed to death by the others must remain an insoluble mystery!”

2. Page 54: Changed . to , after “of course”: “He must be carried, of course, ... and the problem is to find a hold which will not destroy the creature.”

3. Page 75: Changed the word “breath” to “breathe” in this phrase: “she still finds a little air to breathe”.

4. Page 87: Changed the word “mowing” to “mewing” in this phrase: “Tears of pain spring to his eyes as he recoils, mewing piteously”.

5. Page 104: Changed “it” to “if” in this phrase: “his victim sat waiting as if put there for him by the Creator”.

6. Page 122: Changed “Big-puss” to “Big Puss” for consistency as used throughout the book.

7. Page 145: Changed the word “occurence” to “occurrence” in this phrase: “Grey Puss pondered a while over the occurrence”.

8. Page 171: Changed “his” to “this” in this sentence: “Black, however, knows nothing of this.”

9. Page 183: Removed duplicate “for” from this phrase: “fled for his life.”

10. Page 195: Changed ending quotation of “Madness’ to “Madness” for consistency with other names.

11. Page 201: Changed pronoun from “his” to “her” referring to red kitten: “with the pork chop in her jaws.”