It was about five o’clock in the morning when I heard a sound outside in the front garden. It sounded like cats fighting.
I looked out of the front window and saw
two cats chasing each other in our garden. One of them, doing the
chasing, was our tom cat. The other one was some female cat owned by
someone down our street.
Our tom cat must have been making advances
to his girl friend because he was carrying a bunch of flowers and a box
of chocolates, figuratively speaking you understand. But the other cat
was either playing hard to get or was not at all interested in his
amorous advances. How am I to know? It’s difficult enough for us men to
understand women let alone female cats!
Anyway … both cats were jumping all over
the garden and in the street like hares do in early March. And in all
their jumping my cat landed hard on the side of my neighbours car
setting off the alarm.
Both cats flew away and I was left there at
the window watching the lights in the car going on and off and the
alarm sounding loudly enough to awaken the whole neighbourhood.
Minutes later our neighbour came out bare
feet and in his pyjamas. As he approached his car he must have slipped
on the damp grass and landed hard on his backside. He switched off the
alarm using a remote control key whilst still sitting on the wet grass.
Before he managed to get up his little dog terrier came out running from the house barking like mad and running down the street.
The neighbours wife then came out in her
negligent. (I bet you’re all looking this word in your dictionary. I
like using French words in my stories – it adds class!)
She helped him up and he got in the car to
go and fetch the runaway dog. For some reason, instead of going forwards
he reversed hurriedly and mounted the side-walk hitting a tree behind
him. He let out some profane words which I will not repeat here and then
drove off at speed.
His wife waited for him in the street.
About ten minutes later he returned and got out of the car with the little dog in hand.
The thing is … do I tell him that it was my cat who set off the car alarm or not?
What do you think?
...I hate those car alarms!
ReplyDeleteIt woke me up at 5 in the morning.
DeleteGod bless, Tom.
Do you tell your neighbor? Absolutely not. You have no control over your cat's behavior.
ReplyDeleteNO ONE has control over a cat's behavior, LOL
DeleteThat's what I thought. But I was concerned in case the cat told him!!!
DeleteGod bless Kathy and Jack.
Non, jamais (I had only a few months of French behind a pretty girl, so I was close to failing the grade!
ReplyDeleteJe comprends.
DeleteGod bless, Jack.
I'd never tell! There's a young fool who likes to speed up and rev his engine loudly to set off cars' alarms along Chapman Road. Tom gets all upset, but hey. Pick your battles.
ReplyDeletePS - Sometimes I presume what a word or phrase means, but yes. I've been known to consult Google.
I agree about picking one's battles. Let me explain about the French word: a negligent is a negligee made in England rather than in France. It is not made of delicate silk or light see-through material as the French one; the English negligent is made of heavy tent canvas in dull colours like grey or beige.
DeleteKeep smiling. God bless, Mevely.
Dearest Victor,
ReplyDeleteAw those felines at night!
Had to get up last night to retrieve a large frog from one of our cats Bandido. WHY do they loudly love to bring their prey inside the house?
Your story is one that could be REAL.
Hugs,
Mariette
The vet told me they bring the dead birds or frogs in the house to share with their owners. It is a sign that they love you. I told him he is an idiot and refused to pay him because he did not solve the problem; only re-define it!
DeleteGod bless, Mariette.
🤓
DeleteDon't tell him, Victor; he will be caterwauling!
ReplyDeleteBlessings!
Brilliant ... I like it. Thanx Martha.
DeleteGod bless.
Nope, I wouldn't tell him and if accuses the cat, you can easily deny it. What he doesn't know won't hurt. :)
ReplyDeleteI tend to agree. Should I confess my silence to the priest though?
DeleteGod bless, Bill.
I would say let sly cats lie! Why get into fists fights with your neighbor over a lovesick cat’s actions? You could not have anticipated the cats setting off the alarm to prevent it from happening. Ok, I admit it - I’m a coward. You must follow your own conscience. Have a blest day, Victor.
ReplyDeleteI think you are right, Nells. I might tell him in a year or so.
DeleteGod bless.
Don't say a word!!! :)
ReplyDeleteI guess you're right.
DeleteGod bless, Happyone.
I would follow Sargent Schultz "I know Nothing!"
ReplyDeleteNow that is a TV series from the past.
DeleteGod bless, JoeH.
Hm, since you are not responsible for the damage to his car (he did that himself), or the damage to his person when he fell (he's the one who came out in pyjamas and no proper shoes and slipped), i would say stay quiet and keep your cat indoors from now on.
ReplyDeleteIt's impossible to keep cats indoors all the time, Mimi. At least, not this one.
DeleteGod bless.
Plead ignorance.
ReplyDeleteI think I will.
DeleteGod bless, Susan.
Late at night, I hear neighborhood cats calling each other perfectly awful names. They're well-behaved in daylight, affectionate even, to the point of running full speed from the back property to ignore me when I arrive home. It is how they show affection for humans and other cats. If humans go extinct on this planet, I sure hope cats do not obtain.
ReplyDeleteYou're right Geo. Cats are a law into themselves and their behaviour is often somewhat selfish.
DeleteGod bless.