My brothers and I are trying to recall the name of a book that we read when we were small in the 1950’s. Of course, we would also like to find a copy of it.
The book was about a dog (perhaps a German Shepherd) and a cat who were “friendly enemies.” My oldest brother thinks the cat might have been named Queenie and she might have had three legs. They lived with a family in a cabin near the woods. The story ends with a big forest fire where the dog, despite the abuse he took from the cat, saved the cat from the fire in an heroic sort of way.
For whatever reason, this story rekindles lots of emotion for us. My oldest brother is going through chemo and I am hoping we can find this story for him.
This book is called ‘King and the Princess’ by Jack O’Brien. King is the dog and Princess is a black cat who lost a leg in a hunter’s trap so she gets around with a wooden peg leg. When there’s a forest fire, King carries her across the lake to a small island to keep her safe.
Thank you.