March 13, 2010
Under the Bed Badger
Filed under: Asphalt & Entrails
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After he was stroked, after he was fed, after he was watered, after he was held, after he was told I was going to help him shed the excess baggage he didn't need anymore I carefully lowered his body to the ground.
"DO YOU WANT TO STAY WITH US?" I asked the badger while I sized up his body (trying to figure out where the first incision needed to be made to skin him). "YOU COULD LIVE UNDER THE BED, IF YOU WANT, AND WE CAN FEED YOU DRY CAT FOOD AND AS LONG AS YOU DON'T DIG UP THE CARPET OR MAKE TOO MUCH NOISE YOU COULD STAY IN THE BEDROOM WITH US AND EVERYONE ELSE."
He grunted in agreement. (I know WHY and HOW he did it; that doesn't matter. What matters is that just after I finished asking him the question he immediately answered.) The very first thing I did after stepping out of the shower was push a bowl of dry cat food underneath the bed for Under the Bed Badger.
