JERRY CAN
If there was anything Jerry Can could go back in time and tell themself, it was that being inside all the time was boring. Sure, most of their time had been while they were recovering. And sure, 'inside' meant a countless number of hiding places that they could pounce on unsuspecting twolegs from, and little jingling balls that were fun to roll around. But it also meant a lack of fresh air, and it meant chattering uselessly at brave, fat birds separated from them by a cold, hard, invisible barrier.
All the warmth of 'inside' could never compare to the sun, either. So, when it finally had been let out, most of its time had been spent soaking everything in again. It had found the perfect spot in the grass to lay when the day was warmest, and it had found some of its neighbors. The other cats were gossipy sorts, and gullible, sharing tales of wild cats that, more often than not, only tempted Jerry Can to play up its own past.
When the restlessness building in their paws got to be too much, the tales tempted them to seek out the wild forest cats for themself. Which was what had led them here, barely avoiding the border, twisting to take everything in with a gentle jingle of the bell attached to their collar.
But so far, it hadn't seen any cats.
"Hellooooo? Any weird forest cats here?"
Jerry Can's voice, habitually loud, seems to echo through the silence. Oops.
Well, if there were any weird forest cats nearby, it would at last have a temporary cure to its boredom.
All the warmth of 'inside' could never compare to the sun, either. So, when it finally had been let out, most of its time had been spent soaking everything in again. It had found the perfect spot in the grass to lay when the day was warmest, and it had found some of its neighbors. The other cats were gossipy sorts, and gullible, sharing tales of wild cats that, more often than not, only tempted Jerry Can to play up its own past.
When the restlessness building in their paws got to be too much, the tales tempted them to seek out the wild forest cats for themself. Which was what had led them here, barely avoiding the border, twisting to take everything in with a gentle jingle of the bell attached to their collar.
But so far, it hadn't seen any cats.
"Hellooooo? Any weird forest cats here?"
Jerry Can's voice, habitually loud, seems to echo through the silence. Oops.
Well, if there were any weird forest cats nearby, it would at last have a temporary cure to its boredom.









