This chapter opens with a description of a cat's red dreams. The cat is afraid that his old wound is getting worse, so he's going to go to town. He's worried that the people in town are going to try to kill him with their swords. He tells his friends to get out of the way before he gets hurt. He shows them a sword with a bell on it, which he thinks is a katana, or a sword-like weapon. He also tells them that he has sold his sword and is going to use it as a passport to "dream land" . He says that the other cats are trying to escape reality with their tails hanging off their necks. This is all thanks to his old master, who gave him the iron paw . The other cats, he says, are all trying to "escape reality" by hanging off of their tails. He calls them all "high off their tails" and says that he'll beat them all with his sword. He adds that he can't use his sword because it's a gift from his master. But if he has to, he can use his own sword to kill his enemies.