Spring Surprise

Yesterday I came downstairs to find Mr. Bean standing at the

front door. He’s an inside cat and has never shown any interest

in that door before. Even if it’s open, he hangs back, apparently

afraid of getting sucked out into an unknown world. He does,

however, sleep next to a screened open window in summer.

So I leaned over and stroked Mr. Bean. He arched his back as

my hand went from his head to the tip of his tail. As I opened

the door, he backed up a few paces.

Sitting on the doormat on the porch was a small sized animal

carrier with a plaintive mewing emerging from it. I bent over

to see a very small kitten looking at me. My heart melted.

I straightened up and scanned the neighborhood for any sign of

who left this present here. It was a cool Spring morning, so

I decided to bring the carrier inside.

As I closed the door, and set the carrier on the wooden floor,

Mr. Bean came over to it and sat next to the cage door, and

purred. It was then that I noticed an envelope taped to the

top of the carrier.

The kitten looked as if it was trying to stuff itself through

the holes in the front cage door to get to Mr. Bean. I unlocked

the door and the totally white kitten emerged to touch noses

with my cat. Then the little visitor rubbed across Mr. B’s chest.

I think I saw them both smile.

I still needed to find out where this little one came from.

Who would abandon a little kitten? Why here? How would I

manage another cat?

I remembered the envelope and released it from the carrier.

TO BE CONTINUED