The Cat Came Back

Like you, I try to present a respectable image. I mean, I want people to see me as a responsible citizen who does what’s right and moral. I smile and greet those I know, and they do the same when they see me.

For this reason, I didn’t see anything amiss when I met my neighbours at the corner on Monday. We waved to each other, and then drove on.

But….wait….there’s more…

You know that old Fred Penner song, “The Cat Came Back”? Well I’m singing it this way today:

The cat came back – ♪ ♫ the very next day.
Oh the cat came back -- (thanks to our neighbour)

Yes the cat came back ♪ ♫ and I hope that he's back to stay. ♫ ♪

I’ve mentioned it before…maybe several times…I don’t get off this place very often.

Well, apparently my cat feels the same way. I often catch him sneaking into a car if the door is open for any length of time. However, I didn’t realize that he had devised another way of escaping the isolation at the ‘end of the road.’


Yesterday, my neighbour drove into the yard while I was out calling for the cat. I hadn’t seen him (the cat) for a couple of days – and was beginning to worry about the coyote that I’d seen skulking around.

But lo and behold, my neighbour brought the cat with him.

“I’m really surprised he’d go that far,” I exclaimed. “That’s quite a walk -- over two miles.”

He explained that the cat hadn't walked -- he hitched a ride.

Our neighbours (the ones I met at the corner)

saw the cat standing on the roof of my car that day!

Their waving was more than just being neighbourly – it was,

“Hey, Joey! There’s a cat on top of your car!!!”

(So much for my attempt at a ‘respectable/responsible’ image.)

I mean what kind of person drives down the road at full speed with a cat on her car roof?

Apparently the cat has very sharp claws and held on for two miles. After that, he’d had enough and put himself up for adoption at the neighbours’ place.

I’m so glad that

The cat came back (thanks to our neighbour) ♪ ♫
Yes the cat came back and I hope that he's back to stay.♫ ♪