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===In legends, myths, folklore and fairy tales=== [[File:Lechatbotte4.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Puss meets the ogre in a nineteenth-century illustration by [[Gustave Doré]]]] <!--Please DON'T add any characters here, this table should only include the top 2–3 most notable characters, any others should be added to the sub-article. Thanks!--> {|class="wikitable sortable" !Character !Origin !Notes |- |[[Maneki-neko]] |nowrap|Various folk-stories |A common Japanese sculpture, often made of [[ceramic]], which is believed to bring [[good luck]] to the owner. The sculpture depicts a cat (traditionally a [[calico cat|calico]] [[Japanese Bobtail]]) beckoning with an upright paw, and is usually displayed—many times at the entrance—in shops, restaurants, [[pachinko]] parlors, and other businesses. Some of the sculptures are electric or battery-powered and have a slow-moving paw beckoning. |- |[[Puss in Boots|Puss]] |''[[Puss in Boots]]'' |Originally titled {{Lang|fr|Le Maître Chat}} or {{Lang|fr|Le Chat Botté}}, this French fairytale is about a cat who uses trickery and deceit to gain power, wealth and the hand of a princess in marriage for his penniless and low-born master. |- |[[Cat-sìth]] |nowrap|Various folk-stories |A fairy creature from [[Celtic mythology]], said to resemble a large black cat with a white spot on its breast. |- |[[The White Cat (fairy tale)|The White Cat]] |''[[The White Cat (fairy tale)|La Chatte Blanche]]'' |The White Cat is a character of the Animal Bride cycle of stories ([[Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index|ATU]] 402). It is present in a variant of the story: French literary fairytale {{Lang|fr|La Chatte Blanche}}, penned by [[Madame d'Aulnoy]]. The character also features as a cameo in Tchaikovisky's ballet ''[[The Sleeping Beauty (ballet)|The Sleeping Beauty]]'', during Aurora's wedding in Act III. |- |[[Señor Don Gato]] |Children's [[Señor Don Gato|song]] |A [[cat]] who is sitting on a roof when he discovers that his true love has agreed to marry him. In his excitement, he falls off and injures himself. The veterinarian is unable to save him and he dies. However, as his funeral procession passes through the market, the scent of fish from the market is so strong that he returns to life. |}
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