(334)Moses the Royal cat/ Cat tales 26

There was a very special cat called Moses in the Court of Egypt. Little Princess Nerfeti found her along the bank of River Nile. Moses had a fantastic time growing up in the luxurious women's apartments. Moses had markings on its side like a tiger. That was why she was called Moses, meaning the reeds the grew along the river.

Just like royal personages, animals do not live long. Possibly it was because food was plentiful and available in all attractive forms and delicious guise, folks tend to over eat daily. Moses lived onlly seven years. The sad Princess had her embalmed and kept the remains in two containers, one of the body and the other all the internal organs. Egyptians believed in an after life, hence all the elaborate funeral ritual of supplying everything the deceased Pharoah would possibly need.

After Moses went on to the happy hunting ground, our Princess dreamed of her often. In the dreams, the cat was able to talk and guide the Princess in palace intrigue. Later the grown up Princess made a most advantageous marriage and became Queen Nerfetiti. When Queen Nerfetiti passed on her mummy was duely interred with her husband in an underground chamber. Moses was kept there as her cherished possession. Today, the two containers were found in a British Museum.

- for there is no authority except that which God has established. -

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