A
CAT TAIL
Once
upon a time there was a cat named Buttons.
Buttons
grew
up in
California
with a sweet little girl who just loved her. But, as in all
stories,
the little girl grew up and moved away. Buttons
was
12 years old
and
a VERY nice cat, but she was not happy. She would sit for hours
dreaming
of her younger days when the little girl would dress her up
in
doll clothes. One day, when the little girls parents were not home. Buttons
decided she would dress up and see if she
could regain the joys of her childhood. Thus begins our adventure into
the secret life of Buttons
the
CAT.
The
first time I saw Buttons,
she was reading a book called
BELOVED
BELINDY. Beloved
Belindy was a very good friend of
Raggedy
Ann. Together, they shared many adventures. Here are
some
of the pictures that were taken the day Buttons
thought
she was Beloved
Belindy.
..........
........
..This
is a Beloved
Belindy doll.
Now
you can see its hard to tell the difference.
The
little girl's parents had an Antique store that was filled with
many
wonderful things. Buttons
would slip in the store every now and
then.
There were some wonderful toys that were made in Germany
by
the Steiff Company. When Buttons
was very sad, she would slip
on
a Steiff tag in hopes of being sold to someone who would take her
to
the big city to find the little girl. I am not sure what connection she
found
with the Hippo.
..........
..........
Buttons
even
put a button in her ear, as all true Steiff toys have this
button.
But alas no one bought her. Buttons
was not to be dissuaded.
Perhaps
if she sat with the mouse. The cat and the mouse would surely
be
sold as a pair. So, again, Buttons
re-wrote her tag and up on the
shelf
she went.
..........
Whoops, she forgot her ear tag. So on it goes.
.......
The
mouse was sold to someone in the deep deep south and Buttons
had
no intention of leaving California. Oh well, time for a nap and
good
riddance to the mouse !
As
all good tails go, Buttons
is beginning to enjoy this escapade. Having
found
the Antique store, Buttons
has found a new life. She still misses
the
little girl, but the fun of this new life has given her a new out look.
She
still takes naps, but now her waking hours are filled with new
adventures.
Buttons
spent
last week reading Little Red.Riding
Hood.
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