Alloy cat looks for new delight

HUMOR

I was out on a good morning walk when I heard a screeching sound—like nails on a chalkboard. I cringed, and then looked around to find it was a common alloy cat sitting on a neighbor’s porch rail. She was carefully cleaning her stainlesssteel paws with her raspy tongue. With a body of pure metal, her every move creaked like an old garden gate. Stacked at her feet were the beak, bones and ball bearings of what looked like an old Firebird. For my own safety, I tiptoed backward until it felt safe to run.

—Jim Schneiderman, Mutual 3