Brigit's Flame Sept 2014 Challenge (Week One) - Trouble

[fawatson]

Title: Trouble
Author: Florence A. Watson
Length: 191 words
Written for: Brigit's Flame September 2014 Challenge (Week One)
Prompt: "Ya Got Trouble" from musical The Music Man

Comments

[bluegerl]

Mum and Dad should have asked around about wee puppydogs and what they get up to. Sounds like you know all about what happens!!!!! teehee.

NIce take on the prompt!!!

[fawatson]

Thanks - I drew on memories of a puppy we had when I was a kid.

[rubyelf]

Sounds about right. Of course, cats aren't necessarily a whole lot better... just sneakier.

[fawatson]

The kitten scratched Jimmy on the first day. “He just wanted to play,”said Mum to the practice nurse who was dressing the deep gash on Jimmy’s cheek. “He’s only two, after all, and didn’t know not to pull Fluffy’s tail.” The next day, while exploring the side of the bathtub, Fluffy fell into the water, and this time scratched Jimmy in a little more ‘delicate’ place as he scrambled out. The emergency room nurse suggested making sure Jimmy didn’t take Fluffy into the bathtub again. That night there was a loud cry when Jimmy stepped on the kitten’s tail as he got out of bed to use the toilet. “Bad kitty!” exclaimed Mum, as she shut him out of Jimmy’s bedroom to sooth her sobbing toddler and put a bandage on the claw marks in his foot. On Wednesday, Jimmy sifted through the litter-tray, getting runny cat faeces all over him. Mum decided to dispense with the litter and put the kitten out in the garden for the night. Fluffy mewed pitifully for a while; it was cold and wet. Shivering, she hid under the next door neighbour’s back

[fawatson]

Some people just shouldn't have pets.

[missflyer]

Aw, the poor little puppy! They really didn't know what they were getting into when they got him. And how on earth did he manage to climb to the counter to get the meat? He's practically part monkey!

[fawatson]

...how on earth did he manage to climb to the counter to get the meat?

Hmmm...you're right: easy enough for a big dog but not for a puppy. That's a weakness in the story. Possibly a kitchen chair or kitchen steps were nearby?

[missflyer]

I was filling in a kitchen chair/stool, so you're good :) Besides, puppies can be crafty little critters, especially once they sniff something they want!

[mistvieh]

I was irrationally angry until he got to go back to a farm. XD

[fawatson]

Fortunately they bought from a source that would take him back! Imagine his life otherwise!

[jlly_coppercorn]

Even with the best planning and information puppies are a handful. Hard evidence that being adorable is not always sufficient.

[fawatson]

Very true.