{"product_id":"the-orange-cat-1","title":"The Orange Cat","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Tale of the Shy Orange Cat \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(A poem in the spirit of Dr. Seuss)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnder a Juniper bush, in a wiggly weed mat,\u003cbr\u003e Sat a shy, tippy-toe, fluffy orange cat.\u003cbr\u003e He was skittish and twitchish and frightened of that—\u003cbr\u003e Why, even the wind made him zoom like a bat!Monica saw him and whispered, “Oh dear…\u003cbr\u003e Winter is coming, and snow’s almost here!”\u003cbr\u003e This kitty looked lonely, long-furred, and thin,\u003cbr\u003e With a lion-like face and a trembly chin.So she left him some breakfast. He gulped it—ka-splat!\u003cbr\u003e And back he returned for his dinnertime snack.\u003cbr\u003e But catching this fellow? Oh, that was a feat—\u003cbr\u003e He’d leap with a SPRONG! at the sound of a tweet!Small plates on the porch, and the next ones inside,\u003cbr\u003e A string on the door for a “cat-catching ride.”\u003cbr\u003e I watched from the stairs, trying hard not to chat…\u003cbr\u003e But the phone gave a PING! and — ZOOM! — out went the cat!“Well THAT didn’t work,” Monica sighed with a frown.\u003cbr\u003e “Time for a new plan to slow the cat down.”\u003cbr\u003e So she borrowed a trap and some chicken delight—\u003cbr\u003e Rotisserie magic! A feline’s invite!The cat sniffed once… then twice… then KER-CHICK!\u003cbr\u003e He walked in the trap and was caught pretty quick.\u003cbr\u003e “So now,” Monica gulped, “what do we do with that?”\u003cbr\u003e “Well… open the bathroom and… release the cat!”Into the bathroom he zoomed with a streak.\u003cbr\u003e He hid in a corner and wouldn’t dare peek.\u003cbr\u003e But day after day, he grew braver at last—\u003cbr\u003e He munched and he crunched and he finally passed.\u003cbr\u003e (Which meant, of course, progress was happening fast!)“We must check for a chip,” said a whisperer named May.\u003cbr\u003e When she entered the room, kitty’s fear went away.\u003cbr\u003e He melted like butter—imagine that sight!—\u003cbr\u003e And purred like a motorboat humming in flight.Next day to the vet in a borrowed big crate,\u003cbr\u003e Where the scanner went beep! and revealed the cat’s fate.\u003cbr\u003e A family! Owners! A home that he missed!\u003cbr\u003e The vet called them up, “We’ve found him—he exists!”They rushed to the clinic with joy in their eyes,\u003cbr\u003e And “Mister” meowed tales of his grand outdoor tries.\u003cbr\u003e Six months of adventure! Six months of his roam!\u003cbr\u003e But now he was safe, warm, and finally home.And just in the nick of time—winter’s cold bite\u003cbr\u003e Was sweeping the town through the shivery night.The moral?\u003cbr\u003e When someone needs help, whether human or cat,\u003cbr\u003e It takes courage and patience and heart—just like that.\u003cbr\u003e For saving a friend, whether tiny or fat,\u003cbr\u003e Sometimes calls for great will…\u003cbr\u003e to save one shy Orange Cat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-374b4ed6-7fff-3b17-7370-5562deaacb85\"\u003eMedium:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil and paper on board\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e18” by 24”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maciek Peter Kozlowski Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41528441012259,"sku":null,"price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0657\/3589\/files\/Orange-Cat.jpg?v=1765451652","url":"https:\/\/artists2collectors.com\/products\/the-orange-cat-1","provider":"Magic Peter Art Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}