We have a neighborhood full of cats living under (and somewhat inside, we think) the Firebird. What Joe thinks about this is worth a whole other post. Let's just say Joe has been thinking about getting "Josh" a BB gun, and the words "blow away" have nothing to do with a blustery day.
Anyway, because Joe is so allergic to pretty much anything that is not human, fowl or reptile, these cats are about as close as the kids are going to get to a furry pet. Lillie especially loves trying to play with them. Most of them are pretty nice, but one cat especially does not appreciate her attempts to play.
Well, a couple days ago, Lillie came inside absolutely hysterical. Crying so hard she could hardly breathe, but still trying to tell me what happened. After quite a bit of time calming her down, I got her to try to tell me what happened. And I still could not understand what she was talking about. All I could figure out was it had something to do with the the cat with the green eyes. Finally I was able to understand her words, but it took me a minute to decipher their meaning. She said "The cat with the green eyes made a blowing nose sound at me!"
I actually had to picture a cat blowing it's nose to figure out that the cat hissed at her! I have to say, it is actually a very accurate description of a cat hissing.
So poor Lillie is now totally afraid of the cat with green eyes. And presumably, cats with colds.
Cats are a pain in the rear.
ReplyDeleteCats! I love cats but what about the Firebird! Get Josh that BB gun ASAP! I don't care if the cats are under it, over it or next to it but not IN it! (and somewhat inside, we think) Poor Lillie, I'm sure the cat scared her to pieces. Kam I think this story has the makings of a children's book. I can see it now, the cat blowing it's nose & Lillie in her tutu trying to get away, but just running in place. The cats who are overrunning the Firebird are named Edward, Bella, Jacob . . . . I gotta get back to work!
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