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== [[Literature]] ==
* [[Discworld]]:
** In ''[[
** This forms a major part of the plot in ''[[
* A young adult novel (the title of which this troper cannot recall) featured a variant of this trope. A [[Uncle Pennybags|wealthy old lady]] left her estate and [[Big Fancy House|house]] to her cat for the rest of its natural life, under the care of a trustee; after the cat's death the house is to go to the city for a park. The book opens with the protagonists becoming suspicious of how long the cat has lived under the guardian's care, and they [[You Meddling Kids|start to investigate]].
* In H. Allen Smith's 1946 novel ''Rhubarb'' ([[The Film of the Book|filmed]] in 1951), a [[Eccentric Millionaire|cranky millionaire]] leaves everything—including a major league baseball team—to his [[Cats Are Mean|cat]] Rhubarb. The team's players and the millionaire's disinherited daughter are among those who have problems with this.
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[[Category:Comedy Tropes]]
[[Category:Just for Pun]]
[[Category:Pet and Animal Companion Tropes]]
▲[[Category:Pet Heir]]
[[Category:Will and Inheritance Tropes]]
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