From “Beyond the Veil” by Adelheid Lachapelle
I met a cat in the crossroads, twas both betwixt and between. I looked in all directions, and nary a soul was seen.
The cat at me, he stared a while, then opened his mouth and said, “Goodsir, are you coming or going? Are you alive or dead?” I answ...
The Cat and the Crossroads Page From “Beyond the Veil” by Adelheid Lachapelle - on New World Guide Database of Lore
I met a cat in the crossroads, twas both betwixt and between. I looked in all directions, and nary a soul was seen.
The cat at me, he stared a while, then opened his mouth and said, “Goodsir, are you coming or going? Are you alive or dead?” I answered “Alive, I’ll be going,” and the cat cocked his head to the side; I followed his gaze behind me, and found that my body had died.
The cat at me, he grinned so wide, with rows of gleaming teeth. I said to the cat, how came you by, such fine points as these? The cat grinned wider and wider, his eyes locked straight on mine. He said “Goodsir, were they slighter, I’d not catch souls so fine.”
