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The storyline is supposedly based on an old Buddhist folk tale, and includes, as asides, a short telling of the Buddha's life, and brief accounts of some of the Buddha's previous lifetimes as animals, as in the Jataka tales.
At the end of each of the eight chapters is one of the housekeeper's songs, her insightful commentary on what is happening. (This summary is from Wikipedia.)  pOriginally published:cNew York, NY: The Macmillan Company, 1930  aAnimals -- Juvenile fiction  aReligious fiction  aCats -- Juvenile fiction  aArtists -- Juvenile fiction  aBuddhism -- Juvenile fiction  aJapan -- History -- Juvenile fiction1 aWard, Lynd,d1905-19854 uhttps://archive.org/details/catwhowenttoheav0000unse/mode/1up40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78393