June 7th 2007 7:47 am
You know how sometimes kids say, "I didn't choose to be in this family?" I can't say that, because I did.
I was stuck in a stainless steel cage at the Humane Society -- the one in Golden Valley, Minnesota, it's pretty plush as far as those places go -- and a man and woman came up to look at me. They seemed to recognize me, they knew my name and everything. The brought me to a little room where we could get to know each other. I hadn't been out where everyone could see me for very long, so I didn't really know what was going on. I was pretty keen on stretching my long legs, so I just ran around the little room. Eventually the couple put me back in the little cage.
I saw them pick another cat out of a cage and take him to a little room, and started to realize they were pretty good people. The guy had a nice voice and the woman had nice soft hands for petting. They smelled like cats, too, which is always a good sign. I had to make them notice me again!
Luckily, the man walked by my cage again. I meowed very loudly at him. It worked! He opened my cage and brought me to another room. This time I nuzzled him a little and then we played with a little ball. I batted it around and tried to look extra cute.
Pretty soon the woman came back. She didn't recognize me at first, but when she sat down, I came over and stood on her lap for a while. Then she took her jacket off. I hadn't had a soft place to sleep for a while, so I curled right up in her jacket.
That was all it took. The woman fell for me like an old tree in a strong wind. They brought me home, where I met my new brother Torii and my big sister Gilda. Life is pretty great.
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