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Je crie, donc je suis

I have just arrived home after the football.

In the time it took me to go upstairs, take off my make-up and change my clothes, Louis Catorze managed to produce a mouse from somewhere and place it in the usual trophy cabinet at the bottom of the stairs. When I came back downstairs he was sitting proudly next to his prize, licking his gross little chops.

The positioning of the mouse was such that there was no way I could have missed it when I arrived home. Yet how he could have found it in those few minutes after my arrival, is beyond me.

Catorze is fourteen. FOURTEEN. How in the name of Benjamin Button is he managing this kind of caper? Not to mention the fact that he is chubbing up so, if anything, you’d think the extra podge would slow him down a bit.

Oh, and he’s also been trying to roll off his spot-on onto some manky outdoor surface, because he now has crud stuck to his neck:

This is not gloss, but unidentified grey dust.
A bit clearer here. Ugh.

Anyway, I am far too tired to trudge outside to the park bin – yes, I know it’s only a few metres, but that’s not the point. So I have left the mouse in an Ocado bag on the doorstep outside and sent a message to Cat Daddy, who is still out at the pub, asking him to do the deed when he gets home. I just hope he doesn’t get so drunk that he ends up stumbling home after dark, sticking his foot through the bag and treading squashed mouse all over Le Château.

Bloody cats. Remind me again why it is that we bother?

EDIT: Cat Daddy is home, having successfully disposed of the mouse in the park bin where all Catorzian kills are laid to rest. However, as he came in, Catorze dashed out at The Front. So now we have the arduous task of herding him back in before he goes screaming outside That Neighbour’s window.

A Dorian Gray metaphor: the wisteria withers and dies whilst Catorze remains sprightly and youthful.
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22 responses to “Des souris et des hommes (Partie 2)”

  1. cat9984 avatar

    He just wanted to show you how glad he was that you were home. 🙂

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      But … how did he do this so fast?

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      1. cat9984 avatar

        Luck of timing

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        1. iamthesunking avatar
          iamthesunking

          Others have suggested that maybe he had the mouse stored somewhere, which is a terrifying idea.

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          1. cat9984 avatar

            Saving it for the right occasion?

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            1. iamthesunking avatar
              iamthesunking

              Ugh. 🤢

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  2. mmechapeau avatar
    mmechapeau

    Congratulations for the sentence « the wisteria withers and dies whilst Catorze remains sprightly and youthful. » and the picture which illustrates it. They make my day. 😺

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      I think he must’ve been Oscar Wilde’s cat in one of his previous lives!

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    2. mmechapeau avatar
      mmechapeau

      With all due respect to Oscar Wilde, being your cat looks as great as being his 😺

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  3. Herman avatar
    Herman

    Thanks for reminding me of Benjamin Button. I love that movie and going to watch it again, (it always brings tears in my eyes…). I also love the scenes of that man telling he was hit by a lightning. Hahaha…

    I watched the Arsenal and Man City games on tv yesterday. Personally, I prefer Arsenal to win the Championship.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      Yes, we’d all prefer Arsenal over City! Well, it’s never going to be Brentford, let’s face it, so Arsenal would be the next best choice.

      I think Catorze is ageing in reverse. It’s quite odd.

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      1. Herman avatar
        Herman

        We all know Louis is a very special cat. I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s going for another 14 years with occasionally a mouse in your house…

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        1. iamthesunking avatar
          iamthesunking

          NO, THANK YOU. NO MORE MICE.

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  4. Vidya Heble avatar
    Vidya Heble

    Incidentally, I once had (or was had by) a cat who got named Dorian – because he was grey.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      BRILLIANT! 🤩

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  5. Kate Crimmins avatar

    I think he had hidden it so he could surprise you! Morgan, our best mouser, started to slow down around age 12. She hasn’t caught a mouse in a while. I’m hoping that means we don’t have any in the house (she can’t go outdoors).

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      Oh good grief, nooooo. I’ll now be scared to open cupboards in case saved-for-later mice come tumbling out!

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  6. Belle avatar
    Belle

    It is not for underlings to question the ways of kings, Madame. It is also in poor taste to reject a gift given by same. You have offended Sa Maj…😾

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      He woke me at 5am today to present me with an almond. 🤷‍♀️

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  7. Belle avatar
    Belle

    Breakfast in bed! 😸

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  8. Bismarck avatar

    I believe I have already said it here, but Flourig was able to catch mice until she was 19 or 20 (then I moved and there were no mice in our new home).

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      So I only have another 5-6 years of this. 🤣🤣🤣 That’s so funny that she only stopped when there were no more mice, not because of age!

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