The Tale of Midnight

[monster]

As Banana Lady and I were taking a walk around the neighborhood this afternoon, we saw a wriggly black puppy being taken for a walk on the other side of the street. By a young girl trailing a few feet behind her mom. A very small, very wriggly, puppy. Slinky, almost.

"I think that's a cat", said I
"I wouldn't have thought so" said she
"It's definitely a cat", said I, "poor thing" as we watch the child drag it along the grass when it refused to walk (watched by impatient mom) .....thank goodness the poor mog wasn't on the concrete sidewalk when it refused to move.

We were debating interfering when she let up and let it wander off on the extendible leash into the undergrowth. Ha ha, thought I, that tangled leash will take them a while to get back, poor cat can have some fun.

Then

"Miiiiiiiidniiiiiight! It wasn't me, he just went" on the end of the leash dangled just what looked like a pink headband that had been used to secure the poor beast. We both admitted to hoping he didn't come back. poor cat would probably be punished for escaping.

They were still looking for it when we rounded the block. I hope it's found by some loving family who can't afford the ridiculous adoption fees charged around here but who needed a cat to be complete, and who won't tie it up and drag it around the street.

It wasn't a tiny kitten and there are plenty of healthy-looking feral cats around, it's fledgling season and it's not too cold right now, so it should be alright. But still, I'm torm as to whether it's better off in the scrub overnight, or if they had found it. And there is a freeway nearby I hope Midnight is OK.