Sorting Papers
by carolynholm
Dear Winston,
You’ve actually been playing recently. Just like a real cat!
Love, Carolyn
Mom,
Is this what Puffin used to call le sarcasm?
Winston
Dear Winston,
Very clever of you sweetie. I like that. Well, sort of. But also I was serous. You’ve really started playing more. I think Charlie has been very good for you!
Love, Carolyn
Mom,
What was I doing before?
Winston
Dear Winston,
You were a serious sort of cat.
Love, Carolyn
Mom,
I’ve played games! I’ve always played the pillow game!
Winston
Dear Winston,
That’s true. I stand corrected. You’ve played Pillow Shuffle from the start. No one knocks pillows off the sofa faster than you do.
Love, Carolyn
Mom,
And I’ve always played Whap Whap.
Winston
Dear Winston,
Fair enough, that’s another one.
Love, Carolyn
Mom,
I whap your paw, you try to whap mine. And you usually miss!!!!!
Winston
Dear Winston,
And get a scratch in the process. A game only a cat or a toddler would think of.
Love, Carolyn
Mom,
See? I’ve played games!
Winston
Dear Winston,
And you are doing a lot more playing lately. I saw you bat a mousie just now.
Love, Carolyn
Mom,
I like White Mousie.
Winston
Dear Winston,
I think maybe because she’s easier for you to see. Being white against the dark floor.
Love, Carolyn
Mom,
Everyone likes White Mousie. She’s very popular.
Winston
Dear Winston,
So popular she’s lost her tail.
Love, Carolyn
Mom,
I also do Zoomies with Charlie!!!!!!! That’s SO MUCH FUN!!!!! And we wrestle!!!!!
Winston
Dear Winston,
You sure do! It’s wonderful to see you loosen up like this.
Love, Carolyn
Mom,
Yesterday I started a new game. Sorting the Papers on the Desk.
Winston
Dear Winston,
That certainly is a new one. I was fine with Sit in the Middle of the Papers on the Desk. But Sorting the Papers looks like it will result in some collateral damage. That’s a game we’ll want to modify.
Love, Carolyn
Mom,
What does modify mean?
Winston
Dear Winston,
It means change. We’re going to change that game so it isn’t so much fun.
Love, Carolyn
Mom,
Wny would you want to do that?
Winston
Dear Winston,
So you’ll leave the papers alone. Humans don’t like games that get our papers all torn and chewed upon.
Love, Carolyn
Mom,
But it’s a fun game!!!!!
Winston
Dear Winston,
Sorry. All the papers will go into a box on the desk.
Love, Carolyn
Mom,
So now we can play Knock the Box Off the Desk!!!!!
Winston
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