The old man and old woman like to go out for a walk - but just because they like aimlessly wandering about with sweets in their pockets, it doesn't mean I like it too. I get enough exercise playing and hunting, thank you very much. So I was more than a little surprised when the old woman crept up on me the other day as I was napping on the sofa.
Suddenly, I felt something being put over my head and around
my chest. I leapt to my feet, looked down over myself and realised I
had been trussed like a chicken in some ill-fitting harness contraption with a
lead attached.
‘Come
on,’ said the old woman brightly. ‘We’re going for a walk.’
WHAT!
YOU might be going for a walk, lady, I most certainly am not.
She lifted me up and carried me outside. She put me down and
gave a little tug to the leash. With admirable restraint I refrained from
attacking her legs.
‘Come
on Toffee, walkies!’ I walked onto the grass. She tried to pull me forward. I
lay down. She dragged me along the lawn.
‘Toffee,
stand up. We’re going for a walk.’
I dug my claws into the grass. She tugged harder and dragged
me a bit further. I made a run for it, taking her by surprise, and scaled the
nearest tree, the harness trailing behind me.
She stood underneath, calling me.
‘Come
down, Toffee. It’s OK. You don’t have to go for a walk. I’ll get you some prawns.
Don’t stay up there, you might get the lead tangled in the branches.’
The old man, who had been watching from the doorway, reached
up, lifted me from the tree and removed the harness. He appeared to be laughing
about something. Not sure what.
‘That
went well!’ he said to the old woman.
She stared at him, stony-faced, snatched the harness and
stalked off indoors.
The old man tickled me under the chin.
‘Come
on, girl. Let’s go find some prawns.’
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