Cogito Cat King

The poem "Cat King" deals with power and its pitfalls. In the city of cats, a king is elected. It will be the one who jumps over a high wall first. Various striped, spotted, white, black, and red cats compete against each other. Not all are enticing, as they see a difficult obstacle to overcome and decide to run for the throne. When a white tomcat becomes king, he uses his position to manipulate cat society, but they are devoted to simple pleasures and do not see the threat. Ideally, cats are provided with food, enjoy various privileges, but at the same time lose many good qualities, become lazy, and somewhere lose their cat-like vigilance. With full bellies and empty heads, they live in a enslaved world. They will only understand this when, thanks to several cats who realize that after receiving so much and losing so much, a revolution will break out. The subversives will rebel and push the barricades further. Who will govern the city? Will the king be overthrown? What will the world of cats be like? The book is aimed at children aged 6 and up, who will read "The Cat King" as a fun story about their favorite animals, and adults who appreciate the political and social context of the poem. I paint cats not only for their beauty but also because I still do not know who needs whom more, the cat for me or I for the cat. "Cat King" is the second joint book by Ewa Karwan-Jastrzębska and Józef Wilkoń.