Just on a lark I googled, 'value of a cat' and here it is.
Read down far enough and you see that a Welsh King decreed the worth of a
cat.
"At birth she is worth a penny," so goes the law, "two pence after she has
opened her eyes, and a groat if she has caught a mouse." If a cat was
killed, Hywel decreed that the owner should be compensated with enough grain
to cover the dead animal from the tip of the tail to the head.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,3605,1030837,00.html
Marion
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Ok guys, now I don't know the answer to this bit of trivia but I will
know it when you answer with the right answer.
I named my cat Penelope, " the Pennycat" as a nickname. There is a
saying, from, I believe, the tenth century, setting down the value of a
kitten and cat.
Do any of you cat lovers know the little verse?
I have seen it very recently, I know that, but For the life of me I
haven't any clue where. Pennycat goes for her yearly tomorrow and the
vet wanted to know why i call her that and thought it would be nice to
post this on her wall. So I can't find it...can you?
That's it, Marion. I spent some time trying to find it on the internet
and didn't even come close. I know I searched verse about the value of a
cat....hmmm. This is fine though. I will print it off for Lois. thank
you. Marg
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