if a person promises you kittens
March 29th, 2010 § 3 Comments
I need to finish preparing for class, but before I do…a funny story.
(Photo of Russian Blue kittens from Pictures of Cats)
I had a highly amusing conversation with my little cousins Francis and Nicole on Sunday. It is important to note that until this conversation took place, I had no idea that Francis had taken note of my existence:
Francis (looking very thoughtful): “Genna?”
Me (stunned): “Yes, Francis?”
F: “If you are a hundred years old and still not married, what do you do?!”
Me: “Well, Francis, if I were that old and still not married, I would get a whole bunch of cats and give them French names.”
Nicole: “Really?”
Me: “Yes.”
F (after thinking for another minute): “If your cats have kittens, may I have them?”
Me: “Sure, but only if you give the kittens German names.”
F: “Okay.”
Later, Francis was much more aware of my presence in the house than usual and actually spoke to me more than once. I guess he thought it was wiser to make friends than enemies with the person who is going to give you kittens someday. :::wink:::
Alas for Francis’ inevitable disappointment!
He only acknowledged my existence long enough to tell me he didn’t remember my name…
Can I have kittens too!?!?
…that was not as weird sounding in my head…
Yes, Barb, you may have kittens too. But you must name them Japanese names.