"It is with mixed emotions that I accept my ninth lifetime achievement award," a fortunate cat tells the crowd. In these sly cartoons by the creator of the comic Speed Bump, Noah consoles two cats who are terrified to be surrounded by so much water, a worm is spared when the early bird is eaten by an even earlier feline, a kitty who can't spell gets a mouthful of mousse, and a mama cat tells her kitten "This is our 36th nap today—I can't read you a bedtime story every time."