The King Cat's Mighty Meow
All cats come together
Cat nation
One group of animals arrived late to the meeting at the Greatest Tree’s crown top, just as Skunk had warned the birds and squirrels.
The cats appeared all at once, a startling but impressive show of feline camaraderie never seen before. The cats did pay their respects to the Queen and the Holy Owls, but they ignored many of the other animals, particularly the birds.
Some of the birds witnessed the cat's presentation with just a little bit of raffish humor, while the rest watched on with sharp attention and keen curiosity.
Upon arriving, all the cats together put forth a tremendous sound that had surely never been heard before and was undeniably arresting, for every single cat was present!
The Lion boldly stepped up first. He was in superb condition up in the Greatest Tree; enormous, strong, and very handsome in his gleaming coat richly lined in every fitting color. He roared in honor of the Queen, The Greatest Tree, the Owls, most the animals, and, of course, God above.
It was certainly a tremendous salutation.
“The return of the great Queen is a delight to the great King’s mighty heart!” The richly-maned Lion said after this greeting, as the cat clan gathered closely around her. “I want to lead the parade and serve the great Queen Nikki Kitten with all my roaring might, as first general and guard of this august procession.”
“That is correctly said by us as well,” The tigers added, with their own roar and a court manner that was every bit if not even a bit more genteel than the lion.
Following that, the cheetahs leapt so high and with such grace and power that the entire crowd sighed with appreciation and relief when they finally landed cleanly on their feet from this tremendous space trip.
The cheetahs bowed reverently to the ground and purred deeply with respect for the Queen.
Then they sang their chirping, whistling song, and, as the fastest cats on earth, (and where else but outer space can they also be found) they were not ashamed of their beautiful, beautiful music, which was — in their minds at least — certainly prettier than a bird’s song, and well suited for their elegant form and lightning-fast motivity.
They, too, would appear with the Lion.
The jaguars and the leopards had their pride, too, along with their own unique vocalizations, and they were part of the cat crowd as well, and equal to the lions. Not only that, but it turned out there were other cats who would appear as well — house cats, street cats, alley cats, and other cats from whence and where no one knew except the Divine Creator.
All and each would appear with the lion, and the details of the entire procession of all cats with the lion would be provided to the queen and the other animals last, as a special surprise.
The cat’s role as Leading Parade General was a condition they strongly suggested (in the way cats do) for several reasons. First, there is a no more magnifying sight and sound than that of a free lion’s roar, and so it was only rational to put the king of the wild world at the beginning, and the other cats all argued that it was only fitting for them to all appear together, an event even more unexpected than the cooperation of the lion with a lamb.
Whatever differences the cats may have had with each other, they kept these problems private and made a public show of cat unity that frankly shocked some of the other animals. The cats had met in their own cat conference and had decided many things, including how to appear so that all were honored, and none diminished — not even the scrappiest ear-clipped feral street cat!
As all the animals thought about and pondered this, it seemed reasonable to put the cats first, especially as it clearly meant so much to them, and had unified their ranks.
Everyone also had to agree that the cats made a magnificent noise that would certainly rouse and awaken the town for the show.
They waited to hear what the Queen would say.
Queen Nikki Kitten spoke with the cats for a little bit, with a sweet smile and a quite thoughtful look on her face. She sat silently for some time after next to her father, the two both in deep reflection. Finally, they both agreed that the cats could go first.
Soon after, the gathering ended, with mixed feelings. That is, they were all reluctant to end the merry gathering, and yet eager to return and begin what had so long been waited for and hoped for.
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