Ten
A few days after his family hatched, Jack announced: “We can keep ten.” The peacock chicks were frolicking around the farm without a care in the world. He had looked at his resources and concluded that he could keep about ten of them. His daughters’ faces were immediately disappointed. “I know,” Jack replied. “I know you wish you could keep more.” But don’t forget that we have a new cat now, too.” The cat the children had rescued had survived and become a professional pest controller.
Ten
Cat friends
And this cat, of course, had brought friends too, so Jack really did have a whole house on the farm now. This was the thing about barn cats – they always seemed to breed. To neuter them all, he had already earmarked an expensive vet bill. But they were cute, he had to admit. “I’m getting soft with age,” he said. “Do you think barn cats are lovable? “What happened to me?” His father had undoubtedly fallen into his grave.
Cat friends
