As part of her nighttime rounds, my young cat Alice likes to gift me her "toy of the moment." For awhile that toy was an old plastic cover to a Wii remote. Then there were any number of small tin foil orbs. Alice is a huge fan of a homemade tin foil ball. In fact, the mere sound of me ripping off a sheet of tin foil will bring my ever-curious cat running to see if there will be a piece saved for her. At this very second, there are no doubt 20-30 tin foil balls hiding under my couch.
Then there was the small, white furry mouse. That was a few months ago- every morning I would wake up to find Alice and her little white mouse next to me. The one thing I couldn't understand was why the mouse was always soaking wet.
Early one morning the mystery was solved. I shuffled into the bathroom and found a little white mouse in the toilet.
These days Alice's favorite toy is a small, black furry mouse. Before I go to bed each night I always make sure to close the lid on the toilet seat. I'd like to say I always wake up next to a very dry furry mouse, but that's not true. For it seems, Alice has figured out another use for her water bowl.
No matter- I'll take a water bowl over the toilet bowl any day.
3 hours ago
Thank you for the chuckle, Mary. Your writing is so conversational. Carried me easily through the telling. Well done.
ReplyDeleteCute story. Thanks for sharing, you do a good job building a little tension
ReplyDeleteIt's a good habit to close the bowl before you flush-- those germs fly everywhere!
ReplyDeleteThank goodness it's the water bowl now! Cats are so crazy! :)
ReplyDeleteMad skills, actually! I'm a little grossed out but very impressed.
ReplyDeleteI am laughing out loud! The toilet mouse is not something I'd want to wake up to, either.
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