The Owl and the Pussycat – the Cat’s Story
Granted my husband sang sweetly enough, but what the rhyme doesn’t even mention is his fowl temper. That and the regurgitation. And that pea-green vessel? My beautiful face was pea-green maybe, under my tabby stripes.
Moonlight, a wide sweep of sand, a small guitar – it was all very seductive, but it wasn’t long before fur and feathers flew. So it was twit twoo, toodle-oo and he flitted with a fiver and the runcible spoon – the latter all my invention incidentally.
No use crying over spilt milk; plenty more fish in the sea. And I can always invite the registrar over for dinner.
M J Lewis 2016
Must be the silly season – still in holiday mood and enjoying the last of the summer days as September approaches.
Thanks to all who visit and to our Friday Fiction host, writer and artist Rochelle whose productivity is an inspiration. To sail away, for considerably less than a year and a day, to a land where the Story Tree grows click here. Thanks also to Georgia Koch for the photo.
And I’ve also added this link to Edward Lear’s poem and illustrations.
Great fun
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Thanks Neil. It is a favourite verse of mine, but fun to twist about a bit,
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Enjoyed all the well-known allusion.. even though I didn’t grow up with nursery rhymes I know a few of them… but I probably missed a few too.
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I grew up with a vinyl record (sung to an ordinary sized guitar, and not by an owl) of this which is why it’s stuck in my head forever. My mum probably still has it after several house moves.
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Enjoyed the giggle. Cleverly done, and just the right tone for a phlegmatic, exasperated cat.
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Thanks Sandra. Animal voices are fun to take on. And ‘phlegmatic’ – what a great word!
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Dear Miranda,
Whoooo would’ve thought it? Cute story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I read your OWL post earlier in the week and watched the hilarious skit – I wonder if an owl was lodged in my head when I set off on this prompt. This process is so interesting!
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Perhaps. Nice to know you caught that. I’m a bit of a show-off as you can tell. I love the process wherever it takes. 😉
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I had to look it all up which means that I now find it even cuter. What fun.
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Thank you, and thanks for taking the time to go to the lovely original. The wonder of the modern age!
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Fun tale. I enjoyed this.
Tracey
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Clever and fun! The reality behind the rhyme 🙂
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Love this!
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How fun! Love this story.
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Miaow! 🙂
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Oh I love this story very much.
and thanks for the introduction to the other one.
Brilliant.
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