Not long ago I visited my husband's business friend and met her beloved cat, Prince. Throughout the afternoon of sampling delicious food, we heard story after story of his exploits.
Here I will relate one that came to my mind as I sat in front of my comp. Once Joy (the owner) went on vacation with her family. They took Prince with them. The first afternoon all of them had to attend an important function and left Prince in Joy's hotel room. As they were walking out the room, Joy said to Prince,"If anyone comes into this room, go hide behind the curtain." Just to be safe, the "Don't Disturb" sign was hung on the door handle. And the entire family went away for the entire afternoon.
After dinner, Joy came into her room expecting to see Prince welcoming her. Ah! No Prince! The room was quiet and empty. Joy panicked. She and the entire family looked in the attached bathroom, under the table, in the closet and every nook and corner. Still no Prince! They considered calling reception and ask if any chambermaid come in to the room. At that very moment it occurred to Joy to look behind the thick curtains. There Prince was! Everyone was elated! It was with relief that everyone gave her a hug. Meanwhile Prince was giving them the "U humans are funny! Tell me to hide behind the curtains and forgot all about it." look.
It was indeed interesting that Prince understood what "go hide behind the curtain" meant. He did not just obey the instruction. The amazing part was that when Joy returned and kept calling him, he was able to ignore the calls and continued to hide as told. Who says that cats cannot be trained!
- To obey is better than sacrifice.-
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