
Horn loves cats, and she's absolutely contagious and flowing with animal wisdom. The author’s love stretches back to her childhood, when she had a mother who was terrified of cats, up until Zizi become the family’s first cat and one of the stories is dedicated to her.
It is Shi-Shi, however, a beautiful Himalayan cat adopted by the author when living in Japan for five years, that is the star in most stories. Shi-Shi, a friendly and pleasant tempered cat, enjoyed pulling pranks, such as peeing inside his host’s shoes. Threats proved useless, and the cat’s eccentric behavior nearly resulted in a diplomatic incident when the unruly pet decided to do his business inside the shoes of a distinguished Japanese dinner gust. Shi-Shi returned with the family to Israel. Once in Israel, he become the proud father of a pair of fetching felines who remained with the writer’s family.