Chapter 1
"Horrible cat!" shouted the Master of Archibald house. "Yep, tha's me!" Mungojerrie replied as he nipped through the window with a gold necklace
safely in his loot sack. "Scot-free again! Oi am good a' this! Oi've only bin doin' i' fer a coupla years now! Oi should be good a' i'!" Grinning to
himself, the tabby tom casually padded toward his den.
Mungojerrie was a burglar cat, but an unfortunate one at that. Found by Macavity in the streets when he was only a month old, the "Hidden Paw"
had provided for the small kit, in return for his services as a cat-burglar.
Mungojerrie was bound to Macavity by the simple phrase: Turn against me and you will die. It had happened many a time to his companions, and
Mungojerrie really didn't want to try. So, whilst he was his own cat and lived away from the Hidden Paw's headquarters, Mungojerrie was
controlled strictly by Macavity. Once a week he had to report to the Napoleon of Crime with the bounty that Macavity had ordered; other than
that, the tabby tom was free to steal and live for himself.
Mungojerrie counted himself as lucky; there were many cats that had to live in the headquarters; but he was still heavy at heart knowing that he
worked for the evil cat. While he was alone, he was always cheerful and happy, his smile was almost permanent, but there was always a hidden
cloud of gloom enveloping the burglar cat.