We hear everything from the plausible "an apple a day keeps the doctor away" to the ridiculous "a cat can steal the breath from a baby's mouth."

Later, at a fish shop, where the group again runs into Meek, the cat appears and steals some fish.

Spike begins to teach Tyke how to be a good dog guard, but the three cats steal the diamond while Spike is not looking.

For example, in volume 14, the seagull distracts the fishmonger while the cat steals a fish, which they later eat together.

A cat stole by under a lamp-post, and vanished into shadow so thick that it seemed uncivilised.

In this version of the tale, the cat not only stole her six children, but also ate them.

The cat withdrew from her like a sooty ghost and stole away along the slope towards the standing stone.

The cat, delighted, steals the pen and accidentally empties it onto the drapes.

The dog swam to it with the cat on its back; the cat stole it and carried it back in its mouth.

The two animals crossed the sea; the dog hid near the house, and the cat stole into the chamber.