Cat & Mouse: Obeyd Zakani

CAT & MOUSE: OBEYD ZAKANI Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Obeyd Zakani's Cat & Mouse is a satirical, epic fable in the poetic form of the qasida that was influential at the time it was composed (14th C.) and has remained so for the past 600 years. It is more than just a story for children (that some say brought about the cartoon of Tom & Jerry)... it is a story of the stupidity of the false power of those in power and a warning to all that such blind ambition always leads to destructi...