Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer are fictional characters in T. S. Eliot's book, "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats", which was adapted into the musical "Cats". Mungojerrie and his partner in crime, Rumpleteazer, specialize in petty theft and mischief. In Eliot's original poem "Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer", 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", where he is rumoured to be one of Macavity's agents. They live at Victoria Grove in Kensington, England. In Eliot's original poem, Rumpelteazer is suggested to be a
The Hollow Tree Snowed-In Book The Hollow Tree Snowed-In Book The Hollow Tree Snowed-In Book is a children's book of short stories written by Albert Bigelow Paine and illustrated by J. M. Condé. It was published by Harper & Brothers in 1910. The book contains the continued tales of the 'Coon, the 'Possum, and the Old Black Crow, who live in the Hollow Tree in the Deep Woods. These books contain pen-and-ink illustrations of the stories. The general setting of this book is 'the story teller' who sits in a rocking chair in front of the old fireplace, with the 'Little Lady' sitting on his