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Spot got on the desk today. Up he climbed slowly, carefully, one paw at a time, stopping after every move to glance around worriedly. Finally he made it. He was king of a brand new place!
He's lived in the same apartment for almost all his life, but there are still so many places he's never been. But at almost 6, he's finally starting to outgrow his feral kittenhood. Ellen, his catsitter, was able to pet him for the first time a couple of weeks ago. Oh yes, he's a big brave cat!
Maurice Sendak: Where the Wild Things Are
Max was named after the Wildest Thing of All. Like Maurice Sendak's Max, Stick Figure Cat likes having dinner waiting after a wild rumpus.
Margery Williams: The Velveteen Rabbit
While filling out Max's adoption paperwork, I thought of the Velveteen Rabbit. Just as he went from unwanted to adorable, every abandoned animal has the potential to "become real".
Hayde Ardalan: Milton
Max looks a tiny bit like Milton, "an exceptional cat with a curious nose" :)
Rudyard Kipling: The Jungle Book
Remember how Mowgli's wolf parents introduced their new boy to the pack? Max's first meeting with the Spots reminded me of that.
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