"Big cat" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... on the fire, which burned up brightly. Beside the hearth sat Blinkie, a big cat give him by Peter the Knook. Her fur was soft and glossy, and she purred never-ending songs ...
— The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus • L. Frank Baum
... little frightened at first, but presently she noticed that the leopard was not snatching at her, but at the handkerchief, which was still in her hand. And the leopard was not snatching ferociously, but almost playfully, like a great big cat. ...
— The Wonders of the Jungle, Book Two • Prince Sarath Ghosh
... crept out on a strong branch and was watching for his prey. The eyes of the big cat snapped fire as they followed each movement ...
— The Later Cave-Men • Katharine Elizabeth Dopp
... hound at once and eagerly responded. As he snuffed the scent he challenged loudly, while still lying down. Then he staggered to his feet and started on the trail, going stronger with every leap. Evidently the big cat was not far distant. Soon we found where it had swum across the bayou. Piranhas or no piranhas, we now intended to get across; and we tried to force our horses in at what seemed a likely spot. The matted growth of water-plants, with their leathery, ...
— Through the Brazilian Wilderness • Theodore Roosevelt
... things possible. With a mother cat purring away among her kittens, even a dark wine-cellar was not so black. He got up and kneeled by the shelf. The greenish eyes did not shine in an unfriendly way. He could feel that the owner of them was a nice big cat, and he counted four round little balls of kittens. It was a curious delight to stroke the soft fur and talk to the mother cat. She answered with purring, as if she liked the sense of friendly human nearness. Marco ...
— The Lost Prince • Frances Hodgson Burnett
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