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Stalemate

May 9, 2021 10 Comments

By Rosamund Davies

Up there, under the eaves, is a hole between the roof and the masonry. You can’t see it now, but in that hole a tiny bird has made its tiny nest.

Keep looking, and most days you will see a small, anxious cat climb onto the roof and watch the bird fly busily in and out of its nest. The cat twitches and mews, but the hole is too small. It cannot get at the bird.

Although the cat knows this, it still comes every day to watch the bird. The bird ignores the cat, but it knows it is there.

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  1. Khadija Rashid says

    May 9, 2021 at 7:26 am

    The story so innocently justifies the title. beautiful!

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    • Rosamund says

      May 9, 2021 at 7:41 am

      I’m so glad you liked it 🙂

      Reply
  2. Tom Stewart says

    May 9, 2021 at 7:27 am

    Nice writing. Well done.

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    • Rosamund says

      May 9, 2021 at 7:40 am

      Thanks!

      Reply
  3. Amanda Barusch says

    May 9, 2021 at 10:57 am

    What a lovely story! Nice to see the natural world re-centered a bit.

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    • Rosamund says

      May 10, 2021 at 1:57 pm

      Thank you Amanda!

      Reply
  4. Helen Z says

    May 12, 2021 at 8:27 am

    Love this story!

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    • Rosamund says

      May 19, 2021 at 10:25 am

      Thanks so much Helen! It’s really nice to hear that 🙂

      Reply
  5. Thompson says

    May 12, 2021 at 11:29 am

    Nice story. I would love to write like this. Well done.

    Reply
    • Rosamund says

      May 19, 2021 at 10:27 am

      Thanks Thompson. I’m so glad you liked it!

      Reply

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