Cat Got Your Tongue

Cat Got Your Tongue

LibArt 2022

The expression, "cat's got your tongue," does not have a known origin, but one potential source for the phrase is a cautionary tale about witchcraft. In these stories, witches were known to steal people's voices by cutting out their tongues and feeding them to their familiar – in this case, a black cat, a creature often associated with bad luck and misfortune. This is an illustrated interpretation of this potential origin.

Meg Overbaugh

2022

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