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Willow and the Fish

April 14, 2015 6 Comments

Willow and the Fish by Cath Barton

By Cath Barton

Willow was interested in one thing: food. We fed her once a day. Not enough. Twice a day. Still not enough. She meowed. We took no notice. Shut ourselves in the front room and watched the TV.

We had not imagined that she would do it. But she did. Ate the fish. One by one, squirming hopelessly on the floor. They were so small, and she made much a meal of them.

You’ve heard the story of five loaves and two fishes. This is what is was like. A bit grotesque though, it being only one cat. Willow, the fat cat.

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  1. Firdaus Parvez says

    April 14, 2015 at 7:43 am

    Nice. Well written!

    Reply
    • Cath Barton says

      April 14, 2015 at 7:53 am

      Thank you Firdaus!

      Reply
  2. Paul says

    April 14, 2015 at 10:29 am

    That is the way cats are. They will out-eat a horse.
    Well written. I loved it.

    Reply
    • Cath Barton says

      April 14, 2015 at 1:57 pm

      Thank you so much Paul!

      Reply
  3. Tricia De Jesus-Gutierrez says

    April 15, 2015 at 5:48 pm

    Poor fish! What a fantastic melding of a touch of the morbid with a clever dash of humor.

    Reply
    • Cath Barton says

      April 16, 2015 at 12:58 am

      Thank you so much Tricia!

      Reply

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