Russian fairy tale on the origin of Russian Blues

I found this lovely fairy tale on where the Russian Blue cats came from
on a website
(http://animal-world.com/Cats/Natural...ianBlueCat.php)

Seven fairies gathered around a baby princess's cradle to give her seven
gifts. One gave her a fearless spirit, another a loyal heart, the third
said she would be slim and beautiful all her life, the fourth that her
every movement would be graceful, the fifth said she would always wear
silver, silk, and velvet, the sixth brought her two huge emeralds, and
the seventh said she would find friends wherever she went in the world.
However, these fairies were rather young and inexperienced at bestowing
gifts and they could not believe this tiny red screaming baby would ever
grow into a beautiful princess. So they gently placed their gifts in
another crib where there was only quiet purring. And that is how the
Russian Blue came to be such a particularly beautiful and gifted cat!

--
Marina, Miranda and Caliban.
In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.

Marina wrote:

I found this lovely fairy tale on where the Russian Blue cats came from
on a website
(http://animal-world.com/Cats/Natural...ianBlueCat.php)

Seven fairies gathered around a baby princess's cradle to give her seven
gifts. One gave her a fearless spirit, another a loyal heart, the third
said she would be slim and beautiful all her life, the fourth that her
every movement would be graceful, the fifth said she would always wear
silver, silk, and velvet, the sixth brought her two huge emeralds, and
the seventh said she would find friends wherever she went in the world.
However, these fairies were rather young and inexperienced at bestowing
gifts and they could not believe this tiny red screaming baby would ever
grow into a beautiful princess. So they gently placed their gifts in
another crib where there was only quiet purring. And that is how the
Russian Blue came to be such a particularly beautiful and gifted cat!

I'll bet when that baby grew up, she was mightily annoyed at those
fairies.

I like the part about the two green emeralds. Mir certainly got those!

Joyce

--
I find a lot of people like chubby 67-year-old girls.
-- Beverly Sills

"Marina" wrote in message
...
I found this lovely fairy tale on where the Russian Blue cats came from on
a website (http://animal-world.com/Cats/Natural...ianBlueCat.php)

Seven fairies gathered around a baby princess's cradle to give her seven
gifts. One gave her a fearless spirit, another a loyal heart, the third
said she would be slim and beautiful all her life, the fourth that her
every movement would be graceful, the fifth said she would always wear
silver, silk, and velvet, the sixth brought her two huge emeralds, and the
seventh said she would find friends wherever she went in the world.
However, these fairies were rather young and inexperienced at bestowing
gifts and they could not believe this tiny red screaming baby would ever
grow into a beautiful princess. So they gently placed their gifts in
another crib where there was only quiet purring. And that is how the
Russian Blue came to be such a particularly beautiful and gifted cat!


And Miss Mir certainly bears it all out.


--
Theresa and Dante

Stinky Forever: http://pets.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh

Kreisleriana wrote:

"Marina" wrote in message
...
I found this lovely fairy tale on where the Russian Blue cats came
from on a website
(http://animal-world.com/Cats/Natural...ianBlueCat.php)

Seven fairies gathered around a baby princess's cradle to give her
seven gifts. One gave her a fearless spirit, another a loyal heart,
the third said she would be slim and beautiful all her life, the
fourth that her every movement would be graceful, the fifth said she
would always wear silver, silk, and velvet, the sixth brought her two
huge emeralds, and the seventh said she would find friends wherever
she went in the world. However, these fairies were rather young and
inexperienced at bestowing gifts and they could not believe this tiny
red screaming baby would ever grow into a beautiful princess. So they
gently placed their gifts in another crib where there was only quiet
purring. And that is how the Russian Blue came to be such a
particularly beautiful and gifted cat!


And Miss Mir certainly bears it all out.



A lovely fairy tale. It made me think of Gee Wizz, my neighbor's blue
cat (when I was ten years old) and the mother of Friskie, my first
kitten. MLB

I love it. Have it saved to share with my granddaughter in a year
or two with other princess stories.

Jo
"Marina" wrote in message
...
I found this lovely fairy tale on where the Russian Blue cats came
from on a website
(http://animal-world.com/Cats/Natural...ianBlueCat.php)

Seven fairies gathered around a baby princess's cradle to give her
seven gifts. One gave her a fearless spirit, another a loyal
heart, the third said she would be slim and beautiful all her
life, the fourth that her every movement would be graceful, the
fifth said she would always wear silver, silk, and velvet, the
sixth brought her two huge emeralds, and the seventh said she
would find friends wherever she went in the world. However, these
fairies were rather young and inexperienced at bestowing gifts and
they could not believe this tiny red screaming baby would ever
grow into a beautiful princess. So they gently placed their gifts
in another crib where there was only quiet purring. And that is
how the Russian Blue came to be such a particularly beautiful and
gifted cat!

--
Marina, Miranda and Caliban.
In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.

"hopitus" wrote in message
...
On Sep 25, 1:48 am, Marina wrote:
I found this lovely fairy tale on where the Russian Blue cats came from
on a website
(http://animal-world.com/Cats/Natural...ianBlueCat.php)

Seven fairies gathered around a baby princess's cradle to give her seven
gifts. One gave her a fearless spirit, another a loyal heart, the third
said she would be slim and beautiful all her life, the fourth that her
every movement would be graceful, the fifth said she would always wear
silver, silk, and velvet, the sixth brought her two huge emeralds, and
the seventh said she would find friends wherever she went in the world.
However, these fairies were rather young and inexperienced at bestowing
gifts and they could not believe this tiny red screaming baby would ever
grow into a beautiful princess. So they gently placed their gifts in
another crib where there was only quiet purring. And that is how the
Russian Blue came to be such a particularly beautiful and gifted cat!
Marina, Miranda and Caliban.
In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.

I really liked that story. From what Jill relates to us about Persia,
I suspect
and have for years that Persia, if not a pedigreed Russian Blue (I
have seen
and pette some at Miami cat shows, they are kinda rare entries in that
area)
is a mixed of that breed. Lovely cats with beautiful temperaments.



I'm pretty sure Persia is at least half Russian Blue. She does, after all,
have "blue" fur and green eyes (with gold rings around the iris and also the
subtly black striped tail.) She's not tiny, like Miranda, though. Persia
is a BIG cat and I don't mean weight (she's lost a few pounds playing with
all her toys). When she stretches out she's a very lonnnnnng cat.

Jill