Friday, September 28, 2007
Cats
As quiet as a shadow, Puss came into my life. I walked out to feed my cats one morning and there she was sitting apart from the others. The first thing i noticed was her very pregnant tummy. Great, I thought, she thinks this is a feline maternity hospital. The next morning i dubbed her Puss and started calling her by name. She hissed. I extended my hand and she took a swipe at it. Two weeks passed without progress.
One day it was raining heavily. Over all the noise of the storm, i heard a definite meowing at the kitchen door. I opened it to find Puss in a highly agitated state. She was pacing to and fro and practically screaming at me. She repeated the process twice until i realized that it wanted me to follow her. Grabbing an umbrella, we dashed into the solid sheet of rain. She led and i followed her to our fence.
There beneath a shrub, in a little burrow she had made, were three precious, newborn kittens. With trepidation and trembling hands, i picked up one of the babies and held it close to my arms and snatched the other two with my hands and ran for comfort of my house with Puss at my heels.
Mission accomplished! They were okay but i was soaked. I covered them with warm towels and left them alone to change my clothes and dry off. Upon my return, i placed the babies in a box and carried them outside to the corner of the porch to meet their mother. Without hesitation, she climed into the box and began to groom her children. After she was assured that they were unharmed, she gave me a look of pure gratitude and let me pat on her head, without hissing. Trust had been established! She was truly a hero as well!
Thereafter, we shared the kittens. She allowed me to hold and cuddle them whenever i chose. Puss then became my newest best friend, following me behind wherever i go in my house. She thinks I am the hero of this story, but we know who the real hero is!
Done by: Subhaan
(User) posted @ 11:37 PM
