Oliver, is an orange and white cat. We are from the same litter so we really are brother and sister. We love each other a lot and, like all siblings, we fight a bit, too. One of us always starts something. I don’t want to say who always starts it because I don’t want to get anyone in trouble!!
This week, our owners brought a new “thing” home for us. It is this big box that sits in the driveway. If we get up on some of the windows sills, we can look out at it. It is really big for a box. The other night, they put us each in our carriers and took us out to that big box. It was sort of frightening and fun at the same time. I got right out of my carrier and looked around. There are all sorts of interesting things to see. Oliver seemed really frightened – he did not want to get out of his carrier. He finally did.
Then this big box started moving. I am not sure I liked that; I know Oliver did not. He got up on the back of the sofa and held himself up between the sofa and the window behind it. He wouldn’t come down and look around with me. Finally, the box stopped moving and I could continue my investigation. But, Oliver just sat under the sofa and would not come and play with me. So, I looked around about and climbed up onto things – did you know that a lot of the things in this box look just like things we have in the house – strange. But, I felt sorry for Oliver, so I kept visiting with him under the couch. After awhile, our owners put us back in our carriers and brought back to our regular house. We were happy to be home!!
The next night – last night, I saw them take out the carriers. I thought maybe I could investigate the new box more, so I got right into my carrier. I think I saw Oliver go hide under the bed. I was right: I got to go into that new box. Boy, there are lots of things to see in there. I walked up all around some nice flat surface – it has a wheel sticking out of it. But, it looked like it would be a great place for a nap in the sun – maybe we can go into the box on a sunny day. Anyway, I think I heard my owners call this a “dashboard”; I don’t have any idea what that is. Oliver finally joined me. He said that he found some treats at the edge of his carrier and he was hungry so he stopped to eat them. And suddenly he was in the carrier being carried out to the box. I was glad to see him.
But, he still didn’t want to come out of the carrier. He just sat in it, with his head tucked into the corner – hoping that the big box would go away, I guess. I have never seen Oliver like this. Actually, I do remember once that he hid his head like that and turned his back to some people. We were both kittens and some people came to see us. I got right out of our basket-bed and went to see them; but, Oliver turned his back and buried his head. I think he really liked these people – they were the one’s the brought us to their house and he seems to really love them now. I guess I just don’t understand my brother!!
He is always the one that jumps up on things and climbs up over the kitchen cabinets. He finally talked me into doing that just last month – it took me almost 2 years to get up there.
I can’t say I like if up there, but Oliver does. For some reason, Oliver just doesn’t want to check out this new box we have. I finally talked him into walking around with me and he did. He seemed to be having a good time. Then something scared him. One of our owners opened the outside door and went out. It was really dark outside; maybe that scared Oliver. Or maybe it was the noise that the door made when it closed. But, he ran back under the couch and just stayed there. Eventually, we went back into our house with our owners. I had a fun time, but I worry about Oliver. Maybe he just needs more time to get to know this new box.
