The Cat Who Knew How To Live
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: Me and My Cat
By Arnold Fine
If some people didn’t tell you, you’d never know they’d been away on a vacation.
~Kin Hubbard
Cookie was a working cat. He lived in a New York grocery store that he kept mouse-free. Cookie was no slouch, and there wasn’t a self-respecting mouse that would dare cross his path.
After patrolling the nooks and crannies of the store at night, he had the run of the neighborhood where he would spend his days wandering. As evening approached, you could almost set your watch by his return to the store. He would arrive promptly five minutes before the store closed.
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