hello small-timid-cat. come out talk.
Who are you?
am bobcat. new friend one-eye-cat-torn-ear ask bobcat see you.
Is your name Bob Kat?
no no. am bobcat. bobcat not understand name. only animal live human have name.
Do you know anything about humans?
yes yes. human take bobcat land. no place hunt. bobcat leave wild home. move city.
Are you safe in The City? Can you find food?
yes yes. bobcat small. bobcat hide day. much food night. no human night. no dog night. small cat afraid bobcat. raccoon afraid bobcat not fight.
cousin cougar big not hide. human kill cougar. cougar not safe wild not safe city. cougar no place safe.
Is a cougar that big cat that Tom says eats deers in The Wild? What do they eat in The City?
cougar eat big animal eat small animal. only fear human. human chase cougar. cougar no place go. cougar die. no animal eat deer. today many many deer.
I think deers are pretty. Do they eat people?
no no. deer eat plant human eat. take food human. human say deer pretty. human not kill deer. no cougar stop deer eat all food.
But if deers are eating the human’s food, why don’t the humans kill some of the deers?
human stupid. not like animal. human kill cougar not kill deer. bad thing kill cougar not kill deer. mother all life punish human. deer carry tick. many many tick hurt human.
What’s a tick? If they ride on deers how can they be big enough to hurt humans?
no no. tick small bug. ride on deer find human. drink blood human. many human sick. human sick bad bad. not cure sick.
human hurt wild place kill animal. human hurt air hurt water. hurt mother life. mother mad human. human not see. human not stop. mother kill human. maybe all human die.
But what will I do if my human dies?
sad sad. some human good. all human die. good human bad human die. sad sad. many animal die. sad sad.
Oh bobcat! I This is terrible. I’m going back under the bed.
good night small-timid-cat. bobcat see again.
