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Frankie Weiss and Her MagicChapter Eight - Frankie's Beloved Bear |
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Frankie Weiss and Her Magic
Chapter Eight
Even after Frankie's teeth were extracted, the bear, her favorite toy was left lying on the living room carpet in the same place for quite a while. She could no longer toss it around with abandonment as she had done in the past. One day, I put it away in the carton with some other cat toys Frankie and Johnnie no longer played with. About two years later, I was to learn how much this bear meant in our relationship. Please keep this paragraph in mind. A later chapter will reveal the bear’s real meaning to Frankie and her thought of mind in relating the kinship of her beloved bear to Mr. Mom.
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This chapter includes some of my earlier stories that were written, put away, and now made part of Frankie Weiss and Her Magic. The following story is true and truly amazing in its conclusion featuring a neighbor’s cat.
The Clever
This almost unbelievable incident took place around 1964. It remained with me all these years due to the impact it made upon my mind. I never knew how clever a cat could be. However, this orange Tabby taught me a valuable lesson.
The lesson: How a cat solves a problem presented by nature.
My neighbor across the way, had a beautiful, big orange Tabby, I presume it was a male, more than likely, neutered. His name was unknown to me.
Often coming home from work and after having my dinner, I would sit out on the back patio and relax. The cat having outdoor privileges would stroll across all the lawns facing each other. In those years it was still quite a wild area; it was not uncommon to see deer and other large occupants grazing. Seeing the Tabby chase rabbits, squirrels, ground hogs and other small creatures was almost a daily occurrence. Those he caught and dispatched were not eaten. They were intruders on his territory and that was not good. The ones he killed were laid on his keeper’s doorstep as gifts to them.
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