Puppy Tales 07 - Lily's Story by Cameron W Bruce

Author:Cameron, W Bruce [Cameron, W Bruce]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Retail
ISBN: 1250213517
Google: 36d_DwAAQBAJ
Amazon: B07LF6CBHL
Publisher: Starscape
Published: 2019-10-08T04:00:00+00:00

13

When Maggie Rose opened the door so I could meet the kittens, I did not charge straight into the cage. I remembered how I did not like it when my brothers used to do that. They’d run right at me and bowl me over before I was ready to play.

Instead, I eased slowly up to Blotchy. She opened her mouth wide. I could see her sharp white teeth. I wondered if I should politely sniff her butt in greeting, as Missy the dog had taught me.

“Oh,” Maggie Rose whispered nervously. “Maybe…”

I yawned, just like Blotchy. Then I sat down and stretched my neck to sniff at Blotchy’s face. Her breath smelled very interesting! Meaty and fishy! I liked it! I wagged my tail.

Blotchy sniffed back, and then suddenly she pushed her face hard against my cheek. It almost shoved me right over! How could such a tiny thing push so hard?

She did it again, with the other side of her face. A funny rumbling sound came from deep in her throat. But it was not a growl. I could tell she was friendly.

I licked her face. She shook her head in surprise. Now her fur was wet.

Then something sharp stabbed at my tail!

I yelped in surprise and spun around. Behind me, Stripes leaped away on stiff legs. He’d crept up behind me and pounced on my tail!

Now he was running away!

Obviously, he wanted to play Chase Me!

He should have bowed in front of me before jumping on my tail like that, but it was all right. I was ready to play, though the cage we were in wasn’t nearly as large as my dog pen.

I pursued Stripes back to his box, and he jumped up on top of it and let out a funny sound from a wide-open mouth—a hiss. What strange noises cats made.

Blotchy crouched down low, wiggled her rump, and pounced at me, grabbing my back foot with her claws.

Oh! Wrestle? We were playing Wrestle now?

I flopped down on Blotchy and rolled over. She batted at my ear. I mouthed at her leg. But I was careful not to bite, and she kept her claws gentle. They pricked my leg, but they didn’t hurt.

She understood Wrestle.

“See?” Maggie Rose said softly. “I told them you wouldn’t hurt the kittens.”

Stripes leaped down from his box and landed on Blotchy’s rump, and she sprang up and whirled around in midair. I wished I could do that! She chased her brother around the small cage, and I helped out by following her, until we all ended up in a heap in the middle of the kennel, gently playing. Blotchy suddenly started licking my ears and head with her strong, raspy pink tongue.

Did she think she was my mother?

Maggie Rose had both hands over her mouth to stifle her laughter, but it still slipped out in giggles around her fingers. “Silly Lily, you’re so sweet!” she said as I shook my head so that Blotchy would stop licking me. “Come on back. Maybe that’s enough for one day.

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