Texas Cats

I found out that the name of the place where we all live is named Texas. That's the name of the enormous place, not just our house. The way I see it, the main place we live is our house, but it is on a street in a location inside a big city that is in an enormous place called Texas. I learn so many things by reading over Her shoulder and listening to conversations. It seems that not every place is as hot as Texas. In fact Texas is so big that some of it gets even hotter. Since we just stay in the house, all we know is that everyone talks about how hot it is, and I am glad I don't have to go out in it. The animals that live in Texas are a strange bunch. There are cats even bigger than me, and animals that look like leather, that roll up when they get scared or hurt. You know that there are squirrels here, because Kasey and I watch them to be sure they don't get inside. There is a kind of animal called a rattlesnake that lives here, too. It has things on the end of its tail that rattle when they shake their tails. I guess it is to scare something that wants to eat them. She says humans are lucky to hear that rattle. It warns them that there is a scared snake ready to bite them. If that snakes bites you, it causes lots of trouble for you. And don't get me started on birds. There are so many birds in this place that even a few of them eat up all the seeds He puts out every day. Besides the animals that are just wild, this place is famous for its horses and cows. Most of them stay inside fences, but some run loose. There is a kind of cow with long horns. They call it a longhorn cow. Not too clever, if you ask me. I would not like to run into the animals all over Texas, but mostly I would not want to see the alligators that live in the water. They could eat a cat in one bite. Sometimes you look around and find out you are in exactly the right place. All the outside Texas animals are welcome to the hot weather. Kasey and I are happy right in our little, tiny part of Texas. Oddy-ose, amigos.