Singenpoo

Singenpoo is a cat character created by Australian children's book author Paul Jennings.

About Singenpoo

Singenpoo was introduced in Paul Jennings' best-selling book The Paw Thing. From there, the cat has been in many other sequels, including:

• Singenpoo Strikes Again
• Singenpoo Shoots Through
• Singenpoo's Secret Weapon

Singenpoo, a black and white cat owned by Mac, the man in charge of a fried chicken shop, Major Mac's Fried Chicken Shop, that is overrun by mice. Mac's original hopes for the cat was that it would decrease the shop's mice population, however, the feline simply could not catch any mice and was fed chicken claws and beaks for its incompetence.

The story starts with a teenage boy, Scott, who recently was employed by Mac to work at his chicken shop. The protagonist soon took pity on the cat and occasionally fed it chicken wings and drumsticks. As the story goes on, the protagonist learns of Mac's most precious asset - a recipe book, MAJOR MAC's secret Fried Chicken recipe of fifty different burps and spices, which he keeps locked in a safe. Scott then learns of the new fried chicken restaurant, Dead Rooster, that is opening near Major Mac's and the risks of Dead Rooster learning of Mac's secret recipes.

On the day of Dead Rooster's opening, Scott was sent by Mac to buy some chicken. Upon arrival, Mac tasted the chicken and, realizing that it was from his recipe book, immediately accused Scott and then the cat. Despite Scott's attempt at persuading Mac that the cat was not to blame, Mac ordered Scott to take Singenpoo to the local vet to be put down.

Scott, having taken a liking to the cat, hid it in an unused shed, continually returning to feed her every day.

Meanwhile, the situation at Major Mac's was getting worse. Eventually, rat droppings were found in the content of a chicken roll and Major Mac's was closed down due to health issues.

Mac, then seeing that the chicken cooler room's warning light was off, went to check it and found that it was completely filled with mice. The mice then flooded the store, however, Singenpoo decided to save the day and once again earned the love and respect from Mac.