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The Queen of Clean

Four little dirty kittens came to the house of the queen The queen of nothing except prissiness and being clean. My mother acted like they were dirty little scrawny rats She held them by their scruffs as if they were China bats. We followed the queen into the bathroom with a tub. She proceeded to plunk them in without a bit of grub. Should we not have fed them first? My brother said. She gave him a look that made him wish he was dead. The mewing was loud as she scrubbed them down and hard. Sorry, I apologized, as they were rubbed with a weird lard. Now we will feed the little mousers, my mother said, and she frowned. Not the kind of woman to keep rodents, skeletons or cats around. We found them homes in an amazingly crazy short time. She had put them on the internet, and they did truly look fine. I was sorry to see them go but I was told by cat name of Jelly Bean, They were tremendously relieved to get away from this queen of clean.

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Date: 11/4/2020 5:29:00 PM
That’s a fabulous write Caren, I had a cat who went missing for a week, she came back covered in oil, she must have got poisoned trying to lick herself clean, she was definitely dying. My hubby got her back to good health, tirelessly rubbing the grease off her. I suppose you could say that means he’s the king of clean... All the best, Belle
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 11/5/2020 5:08:00 AM
I am glad that he was! Hopefully she was her old cute self again fast.
Date: 11/4/2020 3:59:00 PM
Awe, I hope they’ll be in good hands. I have two and I cherish them so much! A great read for sure :)
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 11/5/2020 5:09:00 AM
Thank you Akkina
Date: 11/4/2020 8:05:00 AM
Such a shame you had to give them away, but I can understand why... Nice storytelling Caren..
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 11/5/2020 5:09:00 AM
I am so allergic, and yet, I still have one outdoor cat, Shark. I put him inside my office when it is bitter cold. Other than that he FIGHTS me not to go inside. We have had him for eleven years.
Date: 11/4/2020 12:06:00 AM
Enjoyed reading this... 'She gave him a look that made him wish he was dead'... Haha...- Hugs ~ Ani :)
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 11/5/2020 5:10:00 AM
I love that look. I have mastered that look.

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