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The Ant and the Grasshopper
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The Ant and the Grasshopper |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
My cat brought me a present. He caught a grasshopper. Something he is apt to do... nothing new except that it is February. I thought of that old fable my mother told me, when I was a child, about the ant and the grasshopper and I had to smile. I guess the grasshopper does get to play all winter after all unless he gets caught by a cat who couldn't catch a rat. Ida Werrett |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Just some silly thoughts about a grasshopper my cat caught last month. Ida |
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Alison 
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
I like when you put silly thoughts into poems. Hug that kitty for me. A |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Hug the kitty AND the grasshopper for me. Like the poem very much, and I know your precious kitty person meant well with his special present for you, but I feel for the darling little grasshopper. However, he/she will now be in Heaven with Flicka and Daisy. Owl |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
So cute, dear Ida, not silly! Enjoyed this and like Owl I feel for the grasshopper, but the cat's nature is "playful". Today on the balcony where I sat for a while enjoying the warm sunshine, Zelda my cat, suddenly stirred and gave voice to her "hunter's cries" for a fly which dared to share space with her. But the fly was not caught, the sun had made Zelda too lazy. Love and joy. Margherita  |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
hehe...you have the same kind of cat I have. Mine (all 7) can catch lizards, iguanas, grasshoppers and '57 Chevys but a mouse or rat? Not a chance! Actually, when I discuss this with them, they all give me the same response!  |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
LMAO!! I got a mouse the other day. Yep! good kitty |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Ha ha, That picture is just too cute, Michael. Ida |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
O'Malley (the cat) and I thank you all for your comments. Ida |
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Klassy Lassy Member Elite
since 2005-06-28
Posts 2187Oregon |
The last cat I had was a tiny little thing that looked like Gizmo, one of the Gremlins. She would take on our labrador any day of the week, leave garden snakes on the doorstep, but I don't think I ever saw a mouse when we had her. She must have kept them for herself. LOL This is whimsical and funny. Loved it, Ida. [This message has been edited by Klassy Lassy (03-07-2010 06:01 PM).] |
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secondhanddreampoet Member Ascendant
since 2006-11-07
Posts 6394a 'Universalist' ! |
good one !! |
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LindsayP Member Elite
since 2007-07-28
Posts 3410Australia, Victoria |
Dear Ida I enjoyed your tale about your cat. We have an oriental cat, Simba by name, and a much loved member of our household, I think Michael's cat was quite rude giving that one finger sign, but you know what the young ones are like today. love. Lindsay |
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Billie Cullimore Member
since 2009-03-27
Posts 315 |
This brought back memories. My cat brought me a present once, a live baby duck, not even hurt. He sat it down at my feet and it just got up and fluffed its little self and started waddling around We raised it and got a childrens wading pool for it and they were always friends. Nature is wonderful. Billie C. |
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