Student letters!

The letters have been pouring in! I can barely keep up! There was even a voicemail from a Mystery Caller. Hmmmm...

I will continue with more Letters From Famous Authors and Their Pets, but first let's hear from a few fifth grade students at Whittier. They did such a fantastic job! What I love most about their letters is that they provided their own answers to their problems. All I have to do is post them! Purrfect for a somewhat lazy kitty like moi.

Here is a correspondence between Tabby and Roger The Mole:

Dear Tabby:

Hi I'm Roger the mole and I got a problem. You see, every morning I wake up and it's dark, so I go outside and it's light so I go inside and it's dark so I go outside and it's light so I go inside and it's dark! I do this all day untill I go to bed, then I wake up and do it all over again! My friends laugh at me. To think a mole hates the dark. I would like the light but it hurts my eyes. Is there a place not too light but not too dark? Please help me!

Sincerely,

Roger the mole

P.S. Do you think I'm strange?

Dear Roger the mole

I don't think your strange I think your crazy. You go in and out, in and out. I did that before but not with light. I think you should live in a park, not i the light.

perrrrrfectly yours

Tabby D. Cat

Copycat

Dear Sierra:

I had the same problem once with a rabid raccoon. He followed me around morning, noon and night, baring his teeth at me and snarling. Ugh. It was so embarrassing. I think, though, that the raccoon's motives were a little different than your brother's. I'm assuming your little brother doesn't want to eat you, right? In that case you should take your brother's actions for what they are--supreme flattery!

Purrfectly yours--

Tabby D. Cat

Rise and Shine!

Dear Tabby:

I need help with waking up in the morning.

Sincerely, 

Harry

Dear Harry:

You and me both! I find that the sound of the electric can opener my owner uses to open up my cat food really helps me with my get up and go! Or the sound of a tiny bird chirping right outside my window. Or a small mouse skittering around on the floor. Or...well, you get the idea. See if these things help you.

But don't think I didn't notice that big grin on your face in the picture, Mister. Just who is this a problem for--you or the person in charge of waking you up every day?

Purrfectly yours--

Tabby D. Cat

Bored Dogs

Dear Tabby: 

My dog is always very bored. What should I do?

Your friend, Gerda

Dear Gerda:

I decided to post your wonderful picture because I think it holds the answer. Why don't you dress up for your dog like you are in the picture? I know dogs aren't especially fond of being dressed up themselves, so it might be fun if the tables were turned for once. If you're lucky your dog might even give you a treat afterward.

Think about it.

Purrfectly yours,

Tabby D. Cat

A Sad Fan :-(

Dear Tabby:

I am a huge Cubs fan and the Cubs haven't won a woald serious since a long time.

Sincerely,

Jack

Dear Jack, 

While I admit that I'm probably the most wise, clever, insightful, smart, and modest cat on the face of the planet-- not even I  can help the poor Cubs. You will just have to do what fans have done for decades--cheer anyway and hope for the best. Sometimes I even like to rub  tuna fish behind my ear for luck. (Okay, so it may not be especially lucky, but it does come in handy as an afternoon snack.)

Purrfectly yours--

Tabby D. Cat