Dear diary,
Raven here.
Folks. There’s been some cat drama in my neighborhood. One of my human neighbors named Ramona REALLY doesn’t like cats. And yet, a bunch of neighborhood cats have been coming onto her porch and pooping in her yard. In an email the human says “Personally, I do not like cats, and these are not helping. They make their visits at all hours of the morning and night. I can’t have a garden anymore because the nice soft plowed up dirt is like a magnet.”
There’s even some footage from cameras in the neighborhood.
So, I’ve decided to find out once and for all, why these cats have been coming to this house and pooping in the first place. I know from reading books like Catlock Holmes and Timmy Furliure, that the first step to an investigation like this is to find your partner in crime. I grab my Feline Phone and dial Lollipop’s number. He answers on the second ring.
“Hey Raven,” meows Lolli with a yawn. “What is it now? Are you planning another Catapaloosa? Are dogs trashing the house?”
“No no no,” I meow with a slight laugh. “One of our neighbor humans with the address 5555 sent out a message to the humans in Mount Baker neighborhood that random cats have been trespassing on her property. She REALLY does not like cats, but they’ve been coming and pooping in her yard in the middle of the night. There’s even footage. Please Lollipop. We have to find out why exactly these cats have been coming into our neighbor’s yard.”
“That sounds awful!” yowls Lollipop. “Do you know any of these cat’s names?”
“I didn’t look closely enough to see who the cats were, but none of them looked farmiliar.” I speak. “This neighborhood does have a lot of cats though. Any of them could have been someone we know. Hey. Have you or Honeytoast crossed into the house 5555 lately?”
“I swear on my cat paws that I, nor Honeytoast have NOT crossed onto 5555 anytime lately. But we passed that house last night, and now that I think about it, I do remember seeing an outline of a cat on the porch. Unfortunately, it passed too quickly for me to make out who it was.”
“Aw furballs!” I yowl in anger. “For a second there, I thought we had a lead in our case already. Anyway. I will send you the footage and when you are free, you can come over and we will try to solve the Case of the Tresspooping Felines.”
“The Case of the Tresspooping Felines,” Lolli repeats. “I like it. Has a nice ring to it. Well Raven. Send me that footage and we will get this investigation rolling.”
“I will. Thanks Lolli,” I meow. “See ya later.”
“Bye Raven!” yowls Lolli. Then he hangs up, leaving me to ponder this investigation.
That is a person who needs something to do more than video cats at night!’
Fantastic story .
Found it on special kids . Going to try and find more .
Thank you for a great story .
Amazing story!
I love reading your stories about Raven and Lollipop. I hope you are enjoying your day Lucas.
Kristin from Central Florida
Amazing stuff man keep it up 👍
I love it! Great story!
I have read and enjoyed it very much and will definitely come back here regularly. Just wanted to say hello, from Poland (EU). It’s amazing that I can get to know your stories, even though we are thousands of kilometers apart. The best! Jack
“Please, Lollipop.” I loved that line. Hi Lucas, you have a real talent for writing and a strong voice. Keep at it! When I was young all I wanted to be was a writer and today I write grant proposals to raise money for charity, and earn my living that way. Most people can’t write a sentence, real writers are hard to find. You have a real skill, and I love your self confidence!
Love it! Great story x
Just found this through SBSK. I’m enjoying it. Hope there will more to come!
I’m amazed by your writing. I’m an English teacher in Colombia, and having the chance to read something new is always a way to learn, improve and maybe think about ways to make my classes better. It’ll be fun for me to read your blog, so I’m going to be checking to see more posts. Very enjoyable, clever and well-written.
Great idea!
Catapaloosa made me laugh, you’re creative
This is hilarious!!!
Hi Lucas! Cheers from Brazil, found you in SBSK. Since you’re into writing I suppose you also learned other languages. Here we speak portuguese, but I use english a lot in my job. Do you know any other lamguages?
Great writing Lucas! I’m a literacy teacher and I am impressed with your skills. Keep up the great work, I’ll be following.
Thanks for all the great stories! Keep sharing your tales with the world xo
Love from Canada
Hi Lucas! Loved the story….it made me laugh out loud more than once. I learned about your blog from watching Special Books by Special Kids on Facebook. Keep writing and I will keep reading. Love from Michigan!
Very silly (in a cute and charming way) story 🙂 Reminds me of my neighbor when I was a little girl, who would spray my cat with water when she saw him on the fence. Because he wanted to poop there of course.
Cat scratch! The felines are loose and using their caboose to trash the neighbor’s garden!
I will have to check in for any further developments 🙀
Awesome Lucas! Keep it coming! You are so bright and inspiring!
I saw your interview on FB and of course I wanted to check your blog. I really enjoy your perspective of things especially in who’s viewpoint you write in. I wish you nothing but the best in your writing adventures. I hope it brings you all the happiness you want and the wide world a little closer to you!
Great stories mate!
Great writing. We have a cat too. hes name is Gandalf but we call him Gaffe 🙂 . I think he would say he is the boss of the family 🙂
Hi Lucas, you are hilarious! Such a way with words, and so entertaining! I saw your story on SBSK and I’m looking forward to reading more of your blog. You are an inspiration! Lots of love from Melbourne, Australia
Love the story Lucas! Super funny and very well-written!! Got me excited about writing stories again!
Love from the United Arab Emirates!
Great writing, really cool story. Saw your Special kids YouTube video, stay awesome!
Nice little story ! Keep up the good work.
I swear on my cat’s paw that this is really, really good! Love the writing and love your sense of humor, Lucas.
Wow Lucas, I really enjoyed reading your stories. And I look forward to hearing who and how they find the trespasser that’s landing their Doodoos in the neighbors yard and how it gets solved. ❤️ I love cats!!
I do believe it was us three kittens who have no mittens pooping in her grass.
We will not do it again so sorry about the confusion. We enjoy our human pet mommy reading us your stories, love them a lot. We promise not to poop in your yard..
Love Eskimo, Moscow and Griffin
Rogue cat’s are ruining our reputation with the Humans and they need to start learning to be more pawlite. I wish you luck in knocking this case off the table, Raven.