Day 8
A confrontation today! Tiggy and Casey came face to face half-way between the house and the barn, in “neutral territory”. I did not plan on interfering. I figured they would bush out their tails, growl at each other, one of them would back off and that would be the end of it.
That is not how it played out. When they started snapping their paws I was more confused than concerned. (How do they snap when they have pads rather than fingers? And WHY?) They began circling each other in a way that seemed synchronized, kicking out their back feet remarkably like dancing. I was perplexed and mesmerized.
It wasn’t until I started hearing music coming from nowhere and realized it was the “The Rumble” from West Side Story that I became alarmed!
Just as their spins and shimmies brought them within reach of each other I ran between them, threatening to call the cops. The music (wherever it was coming from) stopped mid-note. Tiggy dropped his pool cue and ran toward the barn. Casey pocketed her switchblade and ran toward the house.
Whew! That was a close one! But what if I’m not around to stop it the next time?
If you are not around to stop it, they will do what generations of cats have done, they will fight until one has enough and bolts …
“When you’re a cat, you’re a cat all the way, from your first sniff of nip, to your last dying day.”
I think you need to tell Officer Krupke about this, for his knowledge of this (music and all) would be vital if you’re not around! >^._^> (lame attempt at winking cat graphic)
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Thanks for making me laugh, which one is a Jet and which one is a Shark lol
Cat’s will be cats but really don’t want it coming to any bad bites and scratches which my boy has had in the past.
Ha! A showdown! Sounds like something out of a western 🙂