Of the tail that would not go to sleep.
Once upon a time Dennis was sound asleep in his cupboard above the refrigerator.
Late , late, very late that night everyone heard a noise. The noise was muffled but it sounded like someone was trying to enter or exit a door. The humans woke up several times and looked around, but it was quiet... until they went back to sleep. Sometimes it went thump thump thumpety thmmuup slam!
Dennis heard the noise louder than anyone and was afraid. Was a ghost cat trying to come into his cupboard with him? He was sleeping, and groggy but a few times he imagined that the cupboard door had opened a little then slammed shut --and he felt something grab him and let go! This kept happening, but Dennis is a pretty sound sleeper so he kept dozing off. Finally the door of the cupboard opened very slightly, and Dennis saw human fingers push his tail all the way into the cupboard. Then he and his tail both went to sleep. And that is the end of this Tale.
Dennis wonders ~ Do all cats have problems with their tails acting like they have minds of their own? (Chedwick still chases his tail-- does that mean he's an idiot?) Does anyone else have a Tail Tale?
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Hi Dennis! Thanks for visiting our bloggie. I am glad you like our quilts. They are Gizzy quilts made by a nice lady in New Hampster.
We sometimes think that our tails have minds of their own too. Trixie liked to chase hers a lot when she was very young.
Your new pals,
Bounce, Lucy and Trixie
I am the boss of my tail, and it usually does what I tell it to do.
Um, Dennis? If I had to take medicines, I would do it. So, this means I am as Good as Pixie.
Right?
Thanks for coming to the bloggy, Dennis, and with three kitties in the house, there is a lot of tail action--both voluntary and involuntary.
Your new pal,
Niblet.
Your comment on my Vanilla Ice post made me laugh! Thanks Dennis:-D
Gee Dennis,my tail is OK when I am awake.
I have no ides what it does when I am asleep!
Purrs Mickey
Our old cat Tony got his tail slammed in a door when he was young. Until the day the coyote got him when he was twenty, his tail was crooked.
Mr. Merle,
Dennis wonders what do you mean "the coyote got him" ( ? ) You must mean a coyote came and GOT Tony and took him with him on a train to St. Louis to eat Bar B Que, right? And Tony must still be in St. Louis eating Bar B Que with his coyote friend, right?
Hilarious story of a cat and his wayward tail! lol
I don't know if you read chick lit Dennis, but Joanne Harris has a new book coming out soon. I read an interesting and psychologically insightful book recently called "Falling Leaves" about a fractured Chinese family. It made me more anxious than usual about my own relatives. :) And I am in the middle of a unique book called "Sister India" that is quite good.
I once had a cat named Rollmops who received the full weight of a slamming window on his tail. The tail was never the same again - and neither was Rollmops. Dennis can thank his humans for looking out for his tails. They are nice, considerate humans.
Dennis keeps hearing about JoAnne Harris books he has not read yet! (Dennis has read The Coastliners, Chocolat, a title about quarters of the orange and a title with some kind of wine in it about an old man and a boy.) Someone mentioned a Harris book about people with no shadows.
Dennis says poor Rollmops, did he eat a lot of herring?
kimy wishes she had a tail like dennis (and all the critters that live on avenue c - except for monty that is, monty is a snake & does not possess a tail; unless perhaps a snake is simply a tail that moves on its own).
when kimy was a lass of 10 she had a cat named tiger who liked to sleep underneath the hood of her parents' car. one day her mother went off to run an errand in the car. that day tiger lost part of her tail. for a while after that everytime kimy's mother needed to drive the car she would toot the horn of the car before she would drive off and tiger would run out from underneath the hood. tiger and and remained of her tail was safe. one day, a few months after the unfortunate incident, kimy's mother forgot to toot the horn. poor tiger. it took a very long time for kimy to forgive her mother for her forgetfulness as she loved tiger very much. even when kimy was much older, if she was mad at her mother, she would bring up the toot-less day. when kimy grew up she was ashamed that she was not more forgiving toward her mother. but she was young. when one is very young it it easy to forgive, but as one grows older sometimes it is harder to forgive because of developing attachments. it is good to be mindful that sometimes one must relearn the art of forgiveness.
that ends the tale of tiger's tail
Dennis refuses to understand --Tiger is probably in St. Louis with Tony.
Dennis reads BOOKS???? I am impressed.
Can't say my floofy tail does anything I don't want it to do. Pretty good tail, really.
Ouch. It must've hurt. Poor dennis.
I do not have a tail thank goodness, but I have to be careful with...OH NEVERMIND!
Dennis asks if I am WHAT?!
Rascal, as old as she is, still chases her tail. But you would never call her an idiot - cause she'd rip your eyeballs out :-0
since I now believe in reincarnation (although I didn't at age 10)the idea that tiger in st. louis with tony is completely believable and works for me.
however 42 years ago when this incident took place, there was evidence (requiring several workmen coming to the aid of my mother) that tiger was transported in small parcels to wherever it was that part of his tail was sent during his first encounter with the car.
In the past there were on our world HUDGE animals called Diplodocus. They were so long that they needed a brain at the end of theit tail too. Maybe Dennis is he too long ?
My former cat used to like to sit on the edge of a bathtub or the kitchen sink and flick his tail into the water, then flick it fast to spray you with the water. Also, if I was writing with a fountain pen, he liked to sit there and watch, then take his tail and swish it across the paper; smearing the ink as if to say, "Something has your attention more than me? I think not."
Dennis - you and Chedwick have to come to our next party! We love parties so chances are there will be one or another any time soon!
Karl
Why does Kimy tell this bad story to a young innocent kitty cat who has a short life span, what 12 years? anyway...?
pimple chases his tail
pod giggles and sniggers
and sometimes raises a titter
Tales of tails. Dennis I love your blog.
Did you see The Onion story about the Tibetan protesters being ignited by the Olympic torch? I bet you, Dennis, LOVE The Onion. I bet you do!
pod is trying to video pimple chasing his tail.
Denis - re: rollmops and herring. I consulted the dearly departed on his eating habits in the great beyond. He confirmed that no, he never consumed herring. He recalls being named rollmops because he was a grey and white herringbone cat.
(and may he rest where the rollmops swim again.)
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