FAMILY Read Aloud/Three Samurai Cats - A Japanese Folktale/Zen Buddhism for Children/Patience

In the author's note, Kimmel explains that this story is an example of how a Zen master might use "to surprise their disciples out of conventional patterns of thinking." The conquering cat is a roshi or Zen master, and he accomplishes his goal through stillness rather than violence. The story's original source is Kenji Sora's The Swordsman and the Cat.