The young Prince kicked the football into the bushes, ran after it, knelt down and peered into the bushes. A few drops of dew fell from the leaves and as his eyes became accustomed to the darkness he could see two green eyes staring back at him. They held each others stare for a few moments and then reassured, Misti crept towards the Prince. She rubbed her face against his and arched her back with pleasure. White and tortoiseshell, the young boy was enchanted by her grace and picking up a stick he started to play with the cat. He held the stick up like a circus trainer and Misti stood on her back legs trying to catch the stick which the Prince held just out of reach. Then, suddenly tiring of the game, he turned and ran towards the Palace.
It was late summer, the sun hit the back of his head and, turning he noticed Misti following him. They both entered the kitchen where cooks with red faces greeted the Prince with a bow. Misti stood at the door, undecided whether to enter or not. She turned her head looking from one face to another, all red with the heat of the royal ovens. Her ears, pointed with a small tuft at the top turned in delight and surprise at the smells in the huge kitchen. Small almond eyes blinked, opened and blinked again. The Prince picked Misti up and kissed her and taking her through the long corridors of the Palace, past the ivory, the mahogany, and the gilded mirrors he entered the dining room where his mother, the Queen sat at the end of the table. She was a glacial a a snowy day, as cold as the North Pole and the mirror behind her revealed bony shoulders and a long thin neck.
The Prince placed Misti on the ground and she ran happily towards the grand Monarch, rubbing herself against the bony legs hidden beneath a silk dress and jumped onto her knees. The frozen Queen, too astonished by this impudence, allowed the cat to cradle in her lap and the Prince ate his dinner greedily happy not to be alone with his mother.
THE PRINCE AND THE KUPPIES by G. Foutoux will be published in the next few days on Amazon Kindle e-books for 1 euro or 99 pence.
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