The Story of Mike the Cat

Our next historical cat will appeal to listeners who, like me, have a soft spot for cantankerous animals. This is about mike the cat, who guarded the british museum from dogs and other menaces for two decades. Mike lived what sounds like a pretty fun life for a cat. He would catch pigeons and bring them home, although he did not seem interested in eating them. The housekeepers would then nurse these dazed birds back to health and set them free again. And during visits to the museum, was given scraps by the waitresses who worked in the cafe there, wifor riley. As his age crept up into the late teens, he started