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The Secret Life of Barn Cats

6/28/2013

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The life of a barn cat seems a splendid existence. 
Climbing trees, drinking water from the horse trough, and curling up
under anything that seems cozy takes up most of the day time hours. 
Simple enough it would seem.  

Every so often a new resident will arrive.  Their fur feels a little softer then the veteran’s.   They have hope in their eyes that they may have a chance in hell of sleeping in a bed.  But, alas, each trip to the doorstep is met with a loud “shoo” noise and a foot stamp from the  resident humans. They crave to be rubbed by five-fingered hands, but it is few and far between.  The competition is fierce, standing down no less than 15 others struggling for the attention of someone to“own” them.  But, they never do.  It isn’t much of a surprise when one of them decides to turn to the dark  side.
In the barn, they struggle to find their own identities.  This one found comfort in the more structured lifestyle of a droid. He is called C-3PO.  He came to the farm after being dropped off at the corner stop sign by a sandcrawler full of Jawas.  He was young, and called everyone master.  He fit in well from the start and was able to communicate easily with his protocol translator skills.

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Meet Asoka Tano. Spirited, confident, friendly. She sticks close both in appearance and proximity to Yoda. 
She is quickly becoming one with the light side of the barn under his guidance.

Of course, with every success story comes a tragic one.  This is sweet Anakin. He stays close to the house, and on the outside appears good. But his transformation to a black kitty is almost complete. 

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As the dark side takes over, it becomes clear his fate is to one day know the ways of Darth Vader…all three of them; Young Darth Vader, Middle Aged Darth Vader, and Old Darth Vader, distinguished only by the size of their
mid-section and the appearance of gray hair.

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From one perspective, barn cats appear chilled out, playful, and tolerant.  But on the inside of the barn is where the heroes are separated from the villians and the real stories unfold.


 


The End.

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2 Comments
Heather Johnson
8/20/2013 01:34:13 am

I freaking love this post... Barn cats make me happy!! My parents and grand parents have more barn cats than they can count, and they all have names..

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Gina Jones link
2/17/2014 04:12:01 pm

Cats make me happy!

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