Here Kitty Kitty

It was someone's grandmother's best friend's cat. It had wandered out into the woods one day when a careless child had left the gate open, and it's mistress, poor old thing had wandered into those woods calling after it.

"Here Kitty Kitty" came the voice, all through the night. Wandering through the town, out into the forest.
"It's just old Ms. So-and-so," parents would say "Never you mind her."

but your conscience wouldn't let you leave the old woman in distress.

"Here kitty kitty" came the call in the darkness. "Here kitty kitty" the frail voice called.

You snuck from your bed, and used your window to sneak out, you would help her find the cat. "Here kitty kitty" you whispered into the night, not wanting to get caught out.

"Here Kitty Kitty" came the woman's voice as if in reply.

"Here Kitty Kitty," you whispered back a bit louder this time, and then you saw it, movement on a nearby building. A definite cat shape! What was that cat's name again? "Here Kitty Kitty" you called after it!

"Here Kitty Kitty" Maybe old, what's-her-name had heard you because she sounded closer, but the cat would be long gone by the time her frail old legs got there.

"Pss..psss...Pss" you called sibilantly as you stalked toward the shadows between the two buildings. "Come on old.... um..."
"Here Kitty Kitty" came the call again and you forgot about naming the wayward cat.

"Here Kitty Kitty" you intoned to the shadows.

"Here Kitty Kitty" They replied.

Two red lanterns swam into view at the end of the lane. Red orbs providing just enough light to see the swish of a tail and the form of a cat bent down licking at something on the ground.

"Here Kitty Kitty" You called as you inched closer, not wanting to spook the poor, frail creature.

"Here Kitty Kitty" you heard, the voice of the old woman nearing, it sounded like she was just down the alley, good, she could corner the cat and together you could.

"Here Kitty Kitty" Came your voice now, unbidden. You hadn't wanted to say it, you hadn't wanted to spook the shadowy form bent down licking up something on the floor.

"Here Kitty Kitty" it replied in the voice of the old woman.

"Here Kitty Kitty" you answered in the same singsong tone, feet moving closer and closer to form.

"Here Kitty Kitty"

"Here Kitty Kitty"

"Here kitty kitty"...

Summary

Among the many strange tales in the path mountains is one of the "Here Kitty Kitty" or "Grandmother's Cat" a strange monster that hunts in the night appearing as the voice of a distraught older woman. Something in the tone always seems familiar and the good intentioned victim is always compelled to help her. 

In helping they discover that they cannot bring to mind exact details, a fact that should alert them that something is wrong, but they press on. Eventually finding themselves confronting a horrible monster the face of a cat, or sometimes with a tongue shaped like a cats' silhouette. Either way they find themselves drawn to it repeating the phrase over and over until they meet a grisly demise.

Historical Basis

The basis of the myth is rooted in the legends of witches and monsters luring children to their doom at night. It is a scary story meant to keep children in bed. "If you hear an old woman looking for her cat in the middle of the night, stay in bed."
"Mind your manners, and your own business."

Spread

The Myth has spread throughout the Path mountains where such superstitions and tales are common. It is not known where it originated but it always involved an elderly woman calling for a cat. 

Some versions of the myth have the cat being a witch's familiar playing a cruel prank, others describe a strange cryptid that is some sort of cat faced bear with a human's voice.

Variations & Mutation

There are several variations on the myth, though all of them end with the poor helful soul dying.

Date of Setting

The legend of the "Here Kitty Kitty" always takes place at night.

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