From what novel?
2007-08-20 02:31:20 · 8 answers · asked by Zholla 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Old Possums Book of Practical Cats by T. S Eliot.
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‘Mungojerrie & Rumpelteazer’
…….These two strangely named cats are the original mischievous pair! They are tightrope walkers, join of meat stealers and cat burglars all in one. They are however also incredibly endearing and get away with many a crime. This is a poem that perfectly illustrates the way in which cats in general have the ability to get upto all manner of crimes but through the love of their owners are never castigated. This poem also reminds me fondly of the relationship between two of my cats and their ability at times to team up against us mere mortals! Hilarious poem from beginning to end. More……
http://www.ciao.co.uk/Old_Possum_s_Book_of_Practical_Cats__Review_5125448
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Mungojerrie and his partner in crime, Rumpleteazer, specialize in petty theft and mischief. Some think of Rumpleteazer either being his sister or his mate. In Eliot's original poem "Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer", they are depicted knocking over Ming vases and stealing items from their human family. Mungojerrie is also mentioned in the poem "Macavity, the Mystery Cat" as being one of Macavity's agents.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mungojerrie
……..T.S Eliot is a man who has clearly lived with cats - he understands their foibbles, their habits and their innate strangeness. While we sleep, cats stalk the world, doing much as they please, and this imaginative collection explores the secret lives of cats. Anyone who has ever lived with kittens will find the antics of Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer delightfully familiar. Anyone who has shared a home with an old, dreaming cat will recognise "Old Deuteronomy."…….
http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/printed-books/old-possums-book-of-practical-cats-t-s-eliot/355613/
T. S. Eliot (Thomas Stearns Eliot) (1888 - 1965)
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poet.html?id=81338#bibliography
2007-08-20 02:58:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Mungo Jerry was a solid blues outfit known for one song In The Summertime
2007-08-20 02:37:06 · answer #2 · answered by luckford2004 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Mungo Jerry is the name of a cat from a play called Cats. My sister has two cats and she named them bother after cat's in the movie: Mungo Jerry, and Rumple Teaser.
2007-08-20 03:09:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
To clarify for all of those people saying it's from the musical "Cats"... "Cats" is based on "Old Possums Book of Practical Cats" by T. S Eliot. Mungojerry came fromm the book first, and then he was created as a singing and dancing jellical cat.
2007-08-20 04:47:13 · answer #4 · answered by Angeliss 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mungojerrie And Rumpleteazer Poem
2016-10-18 11:30:23 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he's from a novel, it's a tribute to his origins in T.S. Eliot Book of Practical Cats (a collection of poems intended for children)
2007-08-20 03:20:39 · answer #6 · answered by jcresnick 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It sounds like the name of a cat in the play cats but I dont remember....lol
2007-08-20 02:38:19 · answer #7 · answered by Jeszie 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He's a cat. "Practical Cats" by ts elliot..and of course now I have that song 'In the Summertime' stuck in my head... :D
2007-08-20 04:31:06 · answer #8 · answered by NTC 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋