The CHESHIRE CAT was immortalised by Lewis Carrol in Alice In Wonderland, but the legendary grinning creature was enshrined in folklore long before the book was published in 1865.

The origin of the cat is lost in the mists of time, but many think that it was derived from the early heraldry of Cheshire. Mediaeval artists trying to depict snarling lions which they had never seen, instead drew animals, which turned out looking incredibly like grinning cats.

What ever the explanation, the CHESHIRE CAT with its contented smile, looks remarkably like...

"The Cat That Got The Cream"