Ernest Nister:
"But you must not think we allowed our kittens to behave badly. On the contrary, we tried all we could to teach them good manners..."Well, I told you kittens are mischievous," Nanny said. "And some are more mischievous than others."
At ButtonWillow we sincerely believe that a garden without a cat just isn't a proper garden at all. But, there are always some issues with the cats of ButtonWillow and those in the small dwellings. For cats, you see, live double lives, and those in the small dwellings know this better than us. First off, there is the continual fear of being eaten--which sadly occurs more often than one cares to think about. But, to add to that there is the...shall we call it "carousing"? I hear reports from the small dwelling inhabitants that the cats are quite clamorous and destructive on many an occasion. Of course they do tend to keep this fairly well hidden whilst humans are about for fear of retribution...but Oh! Under the cover of darkness, or in the early dawn hours, the small dwelling inhabitants often see them tumbling and stumbling about and just causing a hullaballoo!
And, oh my dear the howling and wailing! At times (or so Mrs. Rabbit reports) the wee bunnies have to resort to ear plugs just to get through the night. Bunnies are such skittish things, we all know this, but considering I myself have heard this wailing on more than one occasion, and also considering it has even awoken us humans a time or two...well, one can imagine how it would frighten a timid bunny!
Oh dear, it is almost spring after all, and I suppose one should expect a bit more festivities to occur in the small dwellings (just wait until you hear how the frogs can behave!). And, regrettably not much can be done to stop these carousals. Even if confronted with their boorish behavior, cats will rarely change their stripes. I'm afraid poor Mrs. Rabbit will just have to stock up on the ear plugs.
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