
inspired by Fandango’s One Word Challenge (FOWC) of 19 February 2022, image.
On our fish tank, the cat slept all day,
She would lie content, dreaming of prey,
But it’s cover was frail,
And the cat was derailed,
When her weight caused the thing to give way.
True story. One of my charity clients keeps tropical fish. They live in a tank which, in the UK climate, needs to be heated.
This guy also has a cat. Like most cats, she is adept at finding nooks and crannies which make her life more comfortable. She discovered the heating element in the fish tank, decided that the warmth provided an ideal environment, and promptly took a nap on the top of the tank.
Unfortunately, but also in common with most cats, her engineering skills are somewhat lacking, and she did not foresee what would happen when, with her fast asleep on top, the cover for the tank decided to give up.
Let’s just say there were towels and a hair dryer.

I can just imagine 😂
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Good. Then I satisfied the prompt 🙂
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LOL
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What a sight that must have been…. I feel sorry for the fish… 😂
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actually they never said about the fishes. I hope they were okay.
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And lots of hisses, I imagine! 😅
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Did the fish survive?
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I expect the cat had more pressing things on its mind.
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Lol! Poor kitty.
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My gran kept a budgie that used to swim in the fish tank! 🤣
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I was gonna ask, can budgies swim? But they must be able to, otherwise swimming pools would be full of dead budgies.
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Yeah I was wondering what happened to the fishes 😟
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For being so intelligent, cats are sure stupid. Unlike hoomans…
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The limerick is beautiful, but the cat’s adventure a bit dangerous 😻
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Eight left!
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😀😻
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Nothing is more miserable than a wet kitty cat.
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or quite so skinny!
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Same thing happens to me when all my fit gets wet.
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Fur
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If it won’t take the cat’s weight, I think you’re a non-starter.
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well done. Trust me fishes are fast, my cat only went in halfway! Lucky the tank didn’t have a Pirhana in it
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I have no idea how far this one went in but apparently it jumped out pretty sharpish!
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Cats and fishes both move fast,so usually, they just get out of each other’s way as quickly as they can. Unless
the cat feels like he has them where he wants them. lol
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And that’s why I’m a doggie-person. You’d never find a dog napping on top of a fish tank. 😂
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but the splash would be immense!
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Plus you would need, in most cases, a very large fish tank. lol.. But they do enjoy watching them swimm back and forth.
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So funny!
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can confirm cats lack engeneering skills.
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