When he gets too old to climb up the ladder, Mr. Putter and his cat Tabby figure out an ingenious way to pick pears for pear jelly.

Mr. Putter gets an old cat to share his life with him.

During a big snow, Mr. Putter decides to write a mystery novel, but what he ends up with is entirely different.

After Mr. Putter buys three goldfish and takes them home, he discovers that his cat Tabby has a serious problem with them.

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