Long-Tailed Paper Cat

Use a rectangle twice as long as it is wide.

Fold the rectangle in half and reopen. Make the head-end reference folds shown in the four panels.

Fold and unfold the indicated corners to build the intersecting creases at one end.

Push the sides inward along those creases and flatten the layered section.

Fold the corners and narrow edges into the arrangement shown.

Place the model on its side to expose the next fold.

Open the side pocket and flatten it into the pictured head shape.

Make the same pocket fold on the opposite side.

Fold the two exposed ends inward as shown, keeping the head and tail distinct.

Fold the neighboring edges inward along the dashed guides.

Spread the head gently and pinch along the jawline to define the face.

Fold the long body section along the pictured diagonal and press the crease.

Open the body section, then fold it in half along the center.

Hold the upper and lower edges and bring them toward the middle to shape the base.

Fold the lower portion behind the body.

Open the base so the cat stands, then curl the long rear strip into a tail.