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The Picky Roadcat
We have developed a breakfast routine in our house. The only two players
with unchanging parts are Harri and me. When breakfast time rolls around I head for the kitchen. When she sees me headed that way Harri dashes in ahead of me. I pick up the metal bowls and drop them in the sink, pick up Harri and put her on the counter with appropriate sound effects ("Magical flying kitty, zoom-zoom", etc), then wash and dry the dishes. I then split two cans of soft food between 4 bowls, give Harri hers on the counter, but Sam's in a cardboard tray (he's a messy eater), and put the others on a boot tray on the floor. I hadn't realized just how much Harri relied on the little details of our routine. One day last week I was a bit rushed, so I skipped the sound effects when I picked up Harri. I proceeded with the rest of the routine, but moments after I put Harri on the counter she jumped down. She then stood in front of me (her usual signal that she wants to be picked up), put her front paws on my leg (her signal that she wants to be picked up NOW!), and extended her claws. The latter I interpreted as her saying "Come on, human, you know how it's supposed to be done. Do it again, and do it right this time!". I picked her up again, this time with the sound effects, and the rest of the breakfast routine went just fine. Just to be sure I wasn't misinterpreting Harri's message I tried the routine again a couple of days ago without the sound effects. Again she jumped down, clawed my leg, and waited for me to do it the right way. I'm not sure why the sound effects matter, but apparently they do. |
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