TY - BOOK AU - Barnum,Richard AU - Rogers,Walter S. TI - Blackie, a Lost Cat: Her Many Adventures T2 - Kneetime animal stories AV - PZ PY - 2020/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Animals -- Juvenile fiction KW - Cats -- Juvenile fiction KW - Pets -- Juvenile fiction N1 - Release date is 2020-03-22; Produced by Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net; Original publication data not identified N2 - "Blackie, a Lost Cat: Her Many Adventures" by Richard Barnum is a children's fiction book likely written in the early 20th century. The story follows the titular character, Blackie, a clever black cat who embarks on a series of adventures after deciding to run away from her comfortable home with the children Arthur and Mabel. Through her escapades, Blackie discovers both the joys and challenges of life beyond her home, encountering various characters along the way. At the start of the story, Blackie is introduced as a content and loved pet living in a cozy home, where she is cared for by two children. Feeling adventurous, she learns from another cat, Speckle, about the excitement of running away, leading her to explore the world outside her home. However, her adventure quickly turns into a series of trials as she faces challenges, including getting lost, being chased by a boy, and finding herself trapped in an empty house. Eventually, she seeks safety and sustenance while contemplating her next moves and reminiscing about her life at home, setting the stage for the further adventures to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61654 ER -