I'm doing cat feeding duty for out-of-town friends this week and I stop by early each day. Today, I walk over. It is normally twenty minutes from our house to theirs, but this morning is different.
This sign catches my attention, so I decide to investigate. You never know what you might find...
Seems promising...
Look at this nice table with chairs! The whole set is only $35. A deal! But I resist. 
Wow... another garage sale. I peer down the block and see it way down at the other end, so I maintain course.
Yet another sign. Man, the economy is moving today! I continue to our friends' house, unlock the door and walk inside. Oh no! Mayhem! Bird feathers everywhere!
Feathers in the dining room...
Feathers in the living room...I look around for the two cats, Gertrude and Ivan. I don't see them; they must be hiding. I walk into the kitchen to assemble their food trays. I make a lot of clatter. Sure enough, Gertrude wanders in. She's all wide-eyed innocence. Ivan sneaks around the corner. He won't look at me.
But I see the truth of it all and it ain't pretty.
What a great story! A classic! You should find a way to support your art by selling your writing talent. This story alone would entertain children for years to come - if presented, of course, with more kid-like objects of interest in the moving sales. . . Pam
ReplyDeleteyikes...you were'nt bird sitting too were you?!
ReplyDeleteThat's an idea, Pam... And I'll give it some thought. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteTraci,
Fortunately (for me at least) the bird was a wild one caught in a moment of lethargy and brought in through the cat door. A lesson for all of us...
poor bird! Our dog, Oli, has committed similar, ghastly killings and it's horrendous. I'm glad you just found feathers!
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