SHARE Magazine October 2017 | Page 28

the nature of F From time to time our cat would bring in and present to us his trophies of dead birds. I cannot think of any other reason why they always end up in the house lying dead in the centre of our hallway entrance but that he simply wants to show them off. Today however, the bird was a smart one. It seems to have faked death until it was left alone then it flew off. Only problem is that it was now in the house and therefore shut in with the predator it desperately wanted to escape. The Story Teller To book the story teller email: [email protected] 28 | SHARE | MAGAZINE October - December 2017 It was this frantic rushing about by our cat and desperate flapping of wings and squeaking of a bird that caught my attention. I do not enjoy the sight of a dead bird on the floor of our house and I definitely would not enjoy seeing one caught and killed in there either. The wounded, confused bird caused even more commotion by toppling things over. It would attempt to land on loose unfamiliar objects as it tried to stop briefly to catch its breath. As it went by me flapping and obviously tired I managed to grab hold of our cat that was hot on its