The Kitten’s Curiosity (Part 2): The Tug-of-War 🌪️🙀🦁✨🐾

The kitten came to the closet door. He opened it with a tiny paw. *Creeeeak.* 🚪

There lay the vacuum cleaner. It was sleeping. It was long and yellow and coiled like a snake. 🐍

"O mechanical beast," said the kitten. "What do you eat for dinner?"

The vacuum did not answer. But then... the Man-thing walked in and plugged it in. 🔌

*ROAAAAAAAR!* 🔊

The vacuum woke up! It inhaled! It sucked up the kitten's piece of lint! And then... it grabbed the kitten’s tail! 🙀

"Let go!" cried the kitten. "You are hurting me!"

He dug his claws into the **Reinforced Steel Fold-Away** perch. He pulled. And he pulled. And he pulled! 🏋️‍♂️

The vacuum pulled the other way. It was a great tug-of-war! 🧶

Suddenly—*POP!*—the tail came free. But it was stretched! It was now twice as long as before! 📏😮

The kitten ran away to the safety of the sofa. He looked at his new, long tail. He waved it. It made a fine swish sound. 🚩

"This is useful!" he said. "I can swat flies from a great distance!"

And that, O Best Beloved, is why cats have long tails. It is to remind them not to ask the vacuum what it eats for dinner. (Answer: dust and regret). 🌪️🦁

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