the kitten chronicles - part 181

Rooney is a sucker for a jingling bell. All I have to do is shake the bell and he runs into the "office" like one of Pavlov's dogs. Then I simply pick up Rufus and deposit him into the room and Casa Big Cat is ready for a visit from Gorette. Rooney's impulsiveness is at the heart of theory #2 in the great mystery of what happened when the door blew open. So here goes. The door blows open. Both the boys stare outside. We could go outside they think to themselves. They look at each other. Are you going outside? Me, no. You go first. No, you. No, you. Then the Furry Intruder walks onto the porch and strolls into the house. Both the boys stand with their jaws hanging open. The nerve of this fellow! Then the black cat addresses Rooney with the 5 most feared words in all catdom,
"I'm the new cat here". Rooney is terrified and runs out into the rain and finds a dry-ish place under the yew tree. Rufus shows the new boss where the food is and the litter box. Soon they're both telling jokes about Rooney and snickering in that disturbing cat way. Then Rooney strolls back in the house with the cavalry (the Big Cat) and the coup is thwarted. The new ruler is deposed and chucked onto the the front porch in the rain. Vive la revolution! xxx dad