The Cat and the Evil Parakeet

Parakeets were " in " the winter of 1952, and my little brother David had his heart set on one. On December 24 , mom, dad and I went to a parrot breeder , paid $ 7.95 and won the pretty green birds that we had booked. The parakeet is hidden in the back room during the night, but in the early morning dark Christmas lights softly glowing bubble of our tree revealed the cage in the land area among other gifts.

At six o'clock , dad and cat Der Doc entered the house after milking . Der doc always supervised as worker and father milked . He was rewarded for his efforts with a bowl of fresh milk and a number of compliments from Dad. Pussycats can tell by the tone you compliment . They love greetings and believe everyone. Therefore, although Der doc was rather ugly gray tabby, thought was beautiful. I thought , well, he was a senior member of the milking equipment .

Equipment Superior trafficking and dad crossed the room doc Der living side by side , head high. Der Doc saw and felt the parakeet in the same instant . Without thinking, instinctively jumped fly across the room and into the cage.

And , without thinking, instinctively father Der Doc gave a start with the foot that sent him flying .

Our newest beautiful milking Superior member did not believe for a moment that father, who was very friendly, gave him the boot. Clearly , we had a bad bird , which could , inside the cage , sending a flying cat.

Der doc has never been in the same room as the budgie . That really bothered him, especially when the parakeet flew across the room while Der doc slept on the couch in the living room. However, he trapped by their motto " Prevention is better than cure".