The Maltese Cat

by Rudyard Kipling

Published December 1936
The Maltese Cat, a polo pony living among the British in India, achieves glory and honor in the big game against the Archangels.

Relates how a very high caste Indian Brahmin came to be worshipped as a saint by the inhabitants of a remote village in the Himalayas.

The Collection of Wonder

by Rudyard Kipling

Published 1 September 1987
A visitor to a gloomy mansion finds a childhood friend dying under the spell of a family curse.