Cat Words

by carolynholm

Hey Mum,
What is this huge book?????
Love, Elsa

Dear Elsa,
It’s a book of words. All kinds of words. 
Love, Carolyn

Mum,
It’s enormous!!! It’s the biggest book in the house!!!!!
Love, Elsa

Dear Elsa,
It’s an antique – it was my grandmother’s. Some families have a family bible. Ours has a family dictionary.
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mum,
Is the word “cat” in here?
Love, Elsa

Dear Elsa,
It is! You are so smart. In fact, there are a whole bunch of cat words in here. Like catastrophe. That’s a really good cat word.
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mum,
Can cats cause a catastrophe?
Love, Elsa

Dear Elsa,
Probably. You kittens can cause a world of trouble when you get going. 
Love, Carolyn

Mum,
What’s another cat word?
love, Elsa

Dear Elsa,
There are lots. There’s cat scan. And catalyst. And category. Catalog. Cataclysm. 
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mum,
Wait a minute. Back up. Cat Scan???????????
Love, Elsa

Dear Elsa,
It’s a medical procedure.
Love, Carolyn

Mum,
We’re a medical procedure?
Love, Elsa

Dear Elsa,
Well, no, but there is a procedure they call a cat scan.
Love, Carolyn

Mum,
So it’s named after us.
Love, Elsa

Dear Elsa,
Well, not really. Actually it’s a CT scan. Which is short for something else. Computed tomography.
Love, Carolyn

Mum,
I don’t understand where we come in.
Love, Elsa

Dear Elsa,
You don’t, honey. It’s just another strange human word thing. But I always like to picture it as a row of cats staring down at a patient.
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mum,
Have you ever had a Cat Scan?
Love, Elsa

Dear Elsa,
I did. And there weren’t any cats involved. I would have liked it if they had just handed me a cat to hold during the procedure.
Love, Carolyn

Mum,
So no row of cats?
Love, Elsa

Dear Elsa,
Not one. Such a disappointment. 
Love, Carolyn

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