The Mouse Butcher — Dick King-Smith

The tale of a heroic cat who dared brave the monster of Hobbs' Hole!

On the still air from the distant fields came a horrible mixture of a roar and a scream with a snarl mixed in, and even at that distance it was so loud that everyone knew one thing for certain. It was the noise of no ordinary creature!

Only Tom Plug, the butcher's fearless cat and a true hunter, dared brave the monster of Hobbs' Hole in his lair - but some said it was a foolhardy mission that could cost him his life!