meow meow meow Sam I WANT TO SIT MYSELF DOWN AND DO NOTHING AT ALL GET OFF BRINA YOU’RE MESSING EVERYTHING UP HUGE UMBERTO ECO BOOK I’VE BROUGHT THAT I NEVER GOT DOWN TO READING NOT YOU BRINA YOU HAVE TO STAY INSIDE COMING margret THINK SHOULD WE WHAT DO YOU LET HER OUT 6
WOW it LOOKS LIKE SHE’S CAUGHT SOMETHING SHE DOESN’T I HOPE RUN OFF IT’S FULL OF PREY NONE OF THESE IN THE CITY WHERE IS SHE SHE’S DOWN THERE PLAYING AND 7
crunch crunch I READ THAT CATS BRING THEIR victims TO THEIR OWNERS AS A GIFT BRINA IS THAT THANKS FOR ME OH IT WASN’T FOR ME UGH COME ON RASCAL IT’S TIME FOR SUPPER FOR humans TOO That night thousands of tiny shining eyes are peering down from the clear mountain sky 8
woof woof woof woof woof woof And the following morning the scent of herbs and prey instills a new energy in Brina SHOULD WE LET HER OUT AGAIN OH YOU COWARD WHY NOT AND FOR BREAKFAST WE CAN HAVE THAT FANTASTIC RYE BREAD THEY MAKE HERE AND SO HERE IS THE HALF-CAT THE CAGED ONE WHO LIVES WITH HUMANS 9
