The Lucky Saucer
In front of a delicatessen, an art connoisseur noticed a mangy little
kitten lapping up milk from a saucer. The saucer, he realized with a
start, was a very rare and precious piece of pottery.
He strolled into the store and offered two dollars for the cat. "It's
not for sale," said the proprietor.
"Look," said the collector, "that cat is dirty and probably half wild,
but I'm eccentric. I like cats that way. I'll raise my offer to ten
dollars."
"It's a deal," said the proprietor, and pocketed the ten on the spot.
"For that sum I'm sure you won't mind throwing in the saucer," said the
connoisseur. "The kitten seems so happy drinking from it."
"Nothing doing," said the proprietor firmly. "That's my lucky saucer. So
far this week I've sold 12 cats."
Marianne
Hellemose Somali
hellemose.som@mail.dk
Some people have lives, others have cats
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