Monday, June 23, 2003
My 2 cats play an insane game of Tag with each other. The rules/events of the kooky but hilarious feline version of the game are as follows:
1. Start off with a pseudo round of Hide & Seek, Junior having the liberty of scuttling behind nooks and crannies while Senior prowls around the vicinity making purring/enquiring sounds.
2. When tired of hiding, Junior springs forth from hiding place and both cats face each other a la Western cowboy standoff, tails fluffed to the max.
3. Junior attempts to tag Senior.
4. When Junior gets too carried away successfully tagging Senior, Senior gives him a box on the ears for being impertinent. Junior gets the msg, but forgets soon enough.
5. Chase one another.
6. Junior MUST stalk Senior's tail. No respectable game of Tag would be complete without this.
7. In the midst of Tag, do remember to include a series of other games like "Anything you can do, I can do better", or "Rub-a-dub-dub, 2 cats in a tub". In "Anything you can do, I can do better", Junior will attempt to mimic Senior's stunts from 5 minutes before, like jumping effortlessly on a chair. But being small in stature, Junior ends up clambering up a box in a clumsy manner before making a small leap to the very chair once dominated by Senior. Victory...! And in "2 cats in a tub", the 2 end up in a rattan gift basket together. Senior starts feeling uncomfortable about having his personal space invaded and leaves but immediately returns to the ever-intriguing basket once Junior decides to jump out.
8. Bonus points are awarded if one is able to pull a human into the nonsensical game. One sure-fire method is to crouch under a table and wait till a human pokes her searching face in view, then do a flying leap at her face in the most ridiculous manner before fleeing joyously away. Left to Junior to execute.
Oh well.