No, YOU just found out about William Baldwin's Beware the Cat (1561) – a satirical book considered by some to be the first ever novel, which centers on a man who learns to understand the language of a group of terrifying supernatural cats, one of whom, Mouse-slayer, is on trial for promiscuity.

Look at some of the illustrations. So pretty!

Link below is to a modern english rendering of the story:

http://messybeast.com/bookshelf/1561-baldwin.htm

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Actually excited about this as a concept (via @TomSchmidt): https://youtu.be/W3E74j_xFtg

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