A great graphic novel. Beautifully drawn, beautifully told, these are three stories about a rabbi and his cat in Algeria around the middle of the last century. In the first story the cat eats a parrot and as a result becomes able to speak. He wants to get Bar Mitzvahed and has a theological debate with his rabbi's on the topic. It contains two other equally good stories, all told with humor and wisdom reminiscent of Issac Bashevis Singer.