My Dad breeds budgies as a hobby, so as you can imagine this gives out a strong invitation to all the feline community within about 5 miles of their garden.
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Cats, being cats don't understand that as cute and fluffy as they are - they are not welcome in my parents' garden.
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My Dad has always bred budgies, so it is second nature in our family that if we see a cat in the garden, we chase it off.
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My sister's step grandchildren call her "Biddy". We don't remember how this nickname came about.
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One of said step grandchildren is Millie, aged 7.
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One day when Millie was watching some sparrows out of the window with her 'proper' Granny, a cat, seeing a lunch opportunity, jumped into her garden. "Oh no!" said Granny.
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"Don't worry, Granny. I'll just go outside and Piss off the cat," Millie said.
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"Where on earth did you learn language like that, young lady?" said Granny.
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"Biddy says it, she does it all the time at her Dad's house," Millie explained.
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Granny was absolutely appalled. Well, you would be, wouldn't you?
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"You mustn't say it like that, you should say 'chase it' off. I'm going to have words with Biddy when I see her," Granny exploded.
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"So," asked Millie, "Shall I go out and CHASE IT off?"
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"Yes" Granny said, opening the back door for her.
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Millie ran towards the bird table wafting her hands to scare off the cat. As she was doing it she was saying,...................................................................................................
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."Psst, psst, psst!"
THIS IS A TRUE STORY.
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Ahhh! All is explained...
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