I never thought I could write about pets. I was thinking this "pets business" was not my forte. But I'm excited tell you some cat experiences of mine from my childhood.
This article is an outcome of the inspiration I got from reading Sheila Newton's article 'What is it Like to Own a Cat?' that was written for "Mark's February Factual Writing Challenge".
This article is an outcome of the inspiration I got from reading Sheila Newton's article 'What is it Like to Own a Cat?' that was written for "Mark's February Factual Writing Challenge".
Cats were our friends, when I was at my village-home
I didn't have an inkling of writing this page when I first saw "Mark's February Factual Writing Challenge" but my memory brought back the experiences I had in my childhood that I spent at my village, after reading Sheila Newton's 'What is it Like to Own a Cat?'.
Mark Gordon Brown once prompted me to write about my village; he wrote this comment,
"I would love to see pictures of your home village - perhaps one time you will do a Travel article!" , but I could not write one as I don't have pictures of my village. But this one is my village experience.
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Owning a cat is a beautiful experience, though I never owned one for myself, but cats used to enter my house at the village, and as children we always enjoyed holding them and playing with them.
And my mother used to warn us to be very careful with cats, telling that they might pounce on us if we were not cool enough with them while playing. She used to say, "Any cat is like a wild tiger in the jungle, and when it gets angry it might behave as wildly as a hunting tiger.
In most of the villages in India, cats and dogs are a part of a farmer's family and, though they're not specially raised with great care, they help the farmer in many ways.
We never raised the cats as pets. But there used to be some cats around the houses in the village, though they were never kept as pets. Cats used to lay their kitties in some farmer's cattle shed and they they freely entered any house in search of food.
Mark Gordon Brown once prompted me to write about my village; he wrote this comment,
"I would love to see pictures of your home village - perhaps one time you will do a Travel article!" , but I could not write one as I don't have pictures of my village. But this one is my village experience.
_____________________________________________________________
Owning a cat is a beautiful experience, though I never owned one for myself, but cats used to enter my house at the village, and as children we always enjoyed holding them and playing with them.
And my mother used to warn us to be very careful with cats, telling that they might pounce on us if we were not cool enough with them while playing. She used to say, "Any cat is like a wild tiger in the jungle, and when it gets angry it might behave as wildly as a hunting tiger.
In most of the villages in India, cats and dogs are a part of a farmer's family and, though they're not specially raised with great care, they help the farmer in many ways.
We never raised the cats as pets. But there used to be some cats around the houses in the village, though they were never kept as pets. Cats used to lay their kitties in some farmer's cattle shed and they they freely entered any house in search of food.
How the cat killed a snake entering our house?
Sometimes, my mother used to feed the cat that used to visit our house and they used to have some peculiar way of talking.She was able to understand the cat's language and she would throw the leftovers when it entered the house with a hunger-cry.
After relishing its food, when the cat would go very close to my mom to express its gratitude, she used to keep herself away from it, saying, "Now go away, it's done. Go out now".
The cat would visit us in the morning and night especially at the supper time. It knows we would not drive it away without feeding something.
One night, after our meal was over, the cat was continuously meowing at my mother and she sensed something had happened. The cat would come to her, meowing all the way and return back to the window on the wall of front-yard.
She followed the cat as it hurriedly guided her to the window and showed a snake hanging from the window. The cat had already cut its throat and it was almost half-dead.
We were all surprised to know how a cat could sense the danger of a snake entering the house. I could never forget this incident in my life.
We were as casual as we used to be from the following day, but we never entertained the cat to be out pet even after such an unforgettable event of the previous night.
We never had the habit of raising a pet, and the same is true even now.
But, it's a fact that cats as pets are very loving and helpful to the humankind.
After relishing its food, when the cat would go very close to my mom to express its gratitude, she used to keep herself away from it, saying, "Now go away, it's done. Go out now".
The cat would visit us in the morning and night especially at the supper time. It knows we would not drive it away without feeding something.
One night, after our meal was over, the cat was continuously meowing at my mother and she sensed something had happened. The cat would come to her, meowing all the way and return back to the window on the wall of front-yard.
She followed the cat as it hurriedly guided her to the window and showed a snake hanging from the window. The cat had already cut its throat and it was almost half-dead.
We were all surprised to know how a cat could sense the danger of a snake entering the house. I could never forget this incident in my life.
We were as casual as we used to be from the following day, but we never entertained the cat to be out pet even after such an unforgettable event of the previous night.
We never had the habit of raising a pet, and the same is true even now.
But, it's a fact that cats as pets are very loving and helpful to the humankind.
Image credits:
A cat can be as ferocious as a tiger! from Wikimedia under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
Such a cat can kill a snake easily! By Clavecin (Own work) , via Wikimedia Commons
A cat can be as ferocious as a tiger! from Wikimedia under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
Such a cat can kill a snake easily! By Clavecin (Own work) , via Wikimedia Commons
Can you write your experience for Wikinut?
Wikinut author Buzz has also written an article on pets from his own experience.
Click and see his page about "What It Is Like To Own An Arowana".
Can you write your experience for Wikinut?
Then just try and see once!
Click and see his page about "What It Is Like To Own An Arowana".
Can you write your experience for Wikinut?
Then just try and see once!
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