(I sent this in fun in a PM to
Margret
and
Mamanyt1953
and they thought I should post it here. It is based on a true event.)Once upon a time, there was a very big, very heavy, very beautiful Black Cat named Paul. One of his favorite things to do, other than eating and sleeping, was to explore the hall outside HIS DOOR and rub his cheeks against all of the Other Doors so that any visiting cats would know that the Other Doors were actually His Doors and not to get any ideas. One of His Doors was also an Exit Door and led to 4 flights of steps. He really, really wanted to go through that door but so far, his human had ignored his
One day, she finally gave in. She figured that he would have to go down those steps in case of an emergency, so he might as well get used to it. Paul was thrilled! He ran through to the space on the other side and then ran back and forth a few times before zooming down the steps to the third floor. There he waited for his human,
"Nuthin' doin," his human said. A brief battle of wills took place before his human CHEATED!!! and picked him up and, with no regard for his dignity, lugged him back up the stairs like a sack of flour. Panting and half-dead from the exertion, she opened the door to the fourth floor hall and
Paul was a little bit disoriented. He ran to HIS DOOR and then back to the Exit His Door two or three times, not quite sure he was in the right place. And then it happened. DISASTER!!! An unfamiliar human rounded the corner at the other end of the hall and trudged towards him. She glared at him, scowling as she drew closer and closer.
"I'm sorry. He got out by mistake", lied his human with a "what can you do?" smile.
The unfamiliar human was not mollified. "Big Black Cat like that is BAD LUCK!!!" she spit out as she unlocked
His human was shocked! "Not at all!!!" she exclaimed. Searching for something innocuous to say that would not alienate her neighbor further, she said "It depends on where you're from, in some.."
"Harrisburg P.A!" snapped
By now, Paul had confirmed that HIS DOOR was indeed HIS DOOR and was quite eager to run inside and tell his sister Chula all about his big adventure and about Mean Woman who lived across the hall. In he went, where he and his sister both got some treats. Just because.
Paul is now sleeping sweetly on a cushion.
Chula is now stationed by HER DOOR, ready for an adventure of her own.
THE END