And all through the place,
People were wiping
The sweat off their face.
The house had been decked,
The shopping was done,The humans were tired
Now for some fun!
Tabitha knew that
He’s just being lazy
Because he was fat!
The door for upstairs
Darn! Was shut tight!
So Toots would begin
By starting a fight.
With a leap oh so graceful
And a pounce very fierce
Her claws in Khai’s flesh
Sharply did pierce.
With a hiss and a growl
Khai tried hard to flee
With Tabitha laughing
They ran to the tree.
Through gifts decorated
With paper and bags
The two cats created
Confetti with tags.
Tabitha rolled on
The torn and bunched wrap
While Khai settled down
For a long winter’s nap.
Toots eyed the ornaments
Hanging up yonder
then heard a loud noise
That sounded like “Donner!”
She dashed to the window
Pressed her nose to the glass
And saw eight tiny reindeer
And a sleigh on the grass.
Her eyes wide as saucers,
Her heart madly pounding
Toots watched a small man
From the sleigh come a-bounding.
Her whiskers twitched once
As the small, red-clad guy
Came into the house
In the blink of an eye
His eyes, how they twinkled!
His laughter, quite merry,
Until he saw Tootsie
And blew a raspberry.
“You’re nothing but trouble.”
Santa said to the cat.
“You torment your housemates,
You define the word ‘brat’.”
“Santa,” said Tabitha
“I’m sure you are right.
These humans do love me,
But I must be a blight.”
The cat hunkered down,
Licked her coppery fur,
Forced a tear to her eye,
And looked up through the blur.
“I could say that I’m sorry
And that I’ll repent.
I could make you a promise,
Give 100 percent.
To try to behave
And to tell myself ‘Don’t”
To be a sweet angel,
I could, but I won’t”
“Why not?” Santa questioned,
His heavy brow wrinkled.
“I’m Alpha.” she answered,
Her little nose crinkled.
"I'm Queen of the Realm,"
She proudly did boast,
"I'm the Number One Cat,
I am really the most.
“Now, go take your sleigh
And tracks out of here make,
Or tomorrow we’ll dine
On fresh venison steak.”
With a look filled with horror,
Santa’s face turned quite pale.
He grabbed his bag, turning,
And stepped on Khai’s tail.
Khai yowled very loudly
As the man disappeared.
Khai yawned and he stretched
And said “That was just weird.”
Tabitha said nothing,
She grew rapidly sleepy.
Khai stared for a moment,
Then said “You’re so creepy.”
Tootsie’s last thought
“What a wonderful trip,
We’ll have when we waken
With that pile of catnip.”
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