by Linda Kay

Produced by: Donald G. Hoffman

Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this filmstrip!

Synopsis: An educational Pet Stories filmstrip by Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc. finds a little girl named Kathy trying to give her pet kitten Lucky a bath.

Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Since it is a warm day Kathy decides to give her tabby and white cat Lucky a bath. It’s obvious she has no idea what she’s doing, or she wouldn’t have come up with that idea in the first place.

Lucky bolts before the bath can even really get started and takes shelter in a tree.

After Kathy unsuccessfully tries to climb the tree she uses a rope and then a ladder to try to reach Lucky, but to no avail. Finally Kathy’s mother suggests putting bowls of milk and meat beneath the tree.

Lucky comes down to eat and then washes herself, teaching Kathy that cats wash themselves.

Final Mewsings: Cats should have access to educational films on how to get away from kids who want to wash them.

Many thanks to A/V Geeks for making this filmstrip available to view.

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