Two by Two

By now, you all know that Mango, the German Shepherd Dog, and Sid, the tail-less cat, live in The Ark with Mr and Mrs Noah. They have all been having the most wonderful adventures together, and especially for Mango and Sid, life has been fantastic. That is, until recently…

Mrs Noah was sitting on the sunny stoep, having her well earned cup of coffee, and reading a book when, thoughtfully, she said, “Mr Noah, did you know that there were a couple of people just like us, living a long, long time ago? They built a great big wooden zoo and called it The Ark.”

“Well, I never,” exclaimed Mr Noah. “What happened then?”

“They filled it with all sorts of animals. They had two of every kind.”

“Well,” said Mr Noah. “We live in The Ark so perhaps we should do the same. We have only one Mango and one Sid, so maybe we should find another cat and dog to come and live in our Ark.”

So that is how, one day, Mr and Mrs Noah came to be at the local animal shelter, in the quest to find another dog and cat for The Ark. As to which dog and cat to take, it was very difficult to decide, as there were so many deserving little ones all in need of a home.

However, one little puppy stood out from the rest, or at least that is what Mrs Noah said, after spending over an hour with nine tiny yellow, wriggling pups. It was to be the puppy that came up to Mrs Noah, rolled on to his back and chewed her fingers and anything else he could get his tiny teeth around!

Mr Noah went in search of a kitten, and found a Sid-lookalike – except that this one had a tail and a pink nose.

“We’ll take these two, please. We’ll call the puppy, Alfie, and the kitten, Chilli. Come on, let's go home.”

And that is the story of how Alfie the puppy with attitude, and Chilli the kitten with a tail, came to live at The Ark. They have been here less than a month and are already having their own adventures!