The Epic Tale of the Missing Tabby
A fun and wild mystery with meaningful messages about life.
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Many years ago, Melissa’s sister, Caroline, and her husband, Danny, went on a trip to Ireland for two weeks with both sets of parents. This left Melissa and I taking care of Melissa’s parents’ two cats along with Caroline and Danny’s two cats. All four cats were at Melissa’s parents’ home, which was about ten minutes from our house.
The cats were raised to enjoy the outdoors, so our job was to go over to their house in the morning to feed them and let them outside, then return in the evening to let the cats inside and feed them for the night. We also spent time with them on both ends to socialize and give them some love.
Three days into their vacation, Caroline’s oldest cat, Daisy, didn’t come home. We didn’t panic right away because these cats did this sort of thing often and almost always came home when they were ready. But after waiting a few hours and calling Daisy in all corners of the yard, Daisy was still missing. Worse, two days later, despite yelling for her day and night, Daisy was nowhere to be found.
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I love the way you told the story - I was in the grip of the drama and feelings the entire time, and can thus more appreciate your observations and thoughts on the lessons. And really LOVE the name of your cat - Pesky!
Oh my, what a story! I was on the edge of my seat and I laughed out loud at parts - I love your humor! You are such a gifted storyteller, Bob, thank you for the wild ride!