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Old September 25th 18, 01:38 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.community
cshenk
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Default Arrival at the beach, Koh Kood

cshenk wrote:

In high spirits the group step off the speed boat. The wood worker
and rope maker meet with waiting kittahs.

The wood worker is directed to several trees up the sides of the steep
cliff that need to come down (or will on their own) and will be used
for building materials. Several of them will make good fishing skiffs
and canoes.

The rope maker is guided to several overgrown vines of various types
that make good long lasting lines for everything they need, even ones
that are very sal****er resistant to rot. She sets to work and many
younger kittahs join in to learn from her, as she only comes once a
year and is a highly prized expert.

Daisy-Chan checks the temple out, to see what they may want to bring.
She sees a lot of very nice pillows and some low divans that will work
well for tables. She jots some notes down on where things are.

Cash sniffs out the beach and notes some spots that need digging out
and footsteps replaced. It is normal weather related since they just
finished their rainy season. Some are underway. He introduces
himself and helps with some particularily heavy stone footsteps. His
bigger paws come in pretty handy and his big soft gentle brown eyes
and floppy ears had them at ease right away.

They've not checked the kitchen cave or the other ones the locals use
for businesses. He's mostly checking the ramps and footstones to them
so far. Just as he starts to get hungry, he sees a slightly plump
Siamese setting up a table on the sand. Kittahs who are working, smile
after a glance, and others who are at a good stopping point, go over
to help.


As Cash checks ramps and helps with footstones then snags a quick
munch, Iowna wanders with Princess Malee to see if she can get around
well enough. She notes there is little to the touch of her feet to
tell her where she is when at the edge of things.

"Princess, do you think the rope maker will mind if wez want some ob
the smaller vines? I kin teach how to weave them to make pretty borders
so when yur feets feels dem, you know you are near the edge. It will
help elder kittahs who don't see to well enymore".

Princess Malee smiles a both happy and sad smile. Truth be told, the
King uses a royal escort for this reason. He's not a kitten anymore
and his vision is no longer sharp. "Yes, Iowna, this sounds like a
fine idea!"

Shortly she is teaching many littles, how to braid and weave. They have
many adults who can do that well, but for now, she's keeping them
occupied and teaching them. Quite a few act like it's yarn and play in
it, but that's ok. She has endless patience and they slowly turn out
quite a bit from the local materials.