It is #InternationalCatDay and I just happened to be reading a Japanese legend about Okesa neko today.
She was a calico cat raised by a poor old woman. When they ran out of food, the cat turned herself into a beautiful geisha to earn money for the old lady. She enchanted everyone with her marvelous singing and dancing.
However, when a ship captain spied her true form (eating fish heads), she chased him in a dark cloud and kidnapped him from his ship.
@TarkabarkaHolgy oh, love it, there's a German Wikipedia article for Okesa neko! 
Be prepared to lose some time there, while diving deeper into Japanese folklore. Okesa neko is a Bakeneko, which in turn is a type of Yōkai...
Fortunately I did that deep dive a while ago, as this is one of those Wikipedia maelstroms. Don't say, you haven't been warned. 
Spoiler: Bakeneko aren't nice.
German article: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okesa_neko