The Return of Oliver
 By Cristina Mejia

Author's Note: For my last story, I decided to continue on with Oliver. There were several different people who asked me about what ever happened to him. Well, now you will know the rest of the story.
I didn’t change the original plot of the story. I did include some of my own personal touches, but I don’t want to give too much away right now. I will let you know that there really wasn't a connection between a cat being able to find it's way home and their eyes. I just liked the picture, so I added that in so it would tie together.

The story will continue from Grandpa Cat’s house in the country. It is just another day in the summer, when he continues on talking with his four grand kittens. The kittens will also play a role in the story by asking questions.


“Okay little ones, are you ready to continue?” asked Grandpa.

“Yes!” they all assured him.

“Good. Today I am going to tell you a very special story. Every year, I retell you the same stories, but for today’s tale, I am going to tell you one that you have never heard before. Frankie asked me last night what ever happened to Oliver, so I am going to tell you about The Return of Oliver,” Grandpa concluded.

“Grampy, is this still a true story?” asked Tophers.

“Well, let me tell you the story and you can decide for yourself. See, it was almost the end of October when Oliver returned back to the farm. It seemed as if he took a little vacation to get away from everything since so many people wanted to kill or to hurt him,” Grandpa explained.

“Why did they want to kill him? Because they thought he killed Angela?" Jonnie asked.

“Keep in mind some people thought Oliver was a witch since it was around Halloween,” Grandpa told them. “Katie decided she could no longer have Oliver roaming outside the house. After about two weeks of him staring in the back door window, she decided it would be best if she took him far away and dropped him off. She was fearful that he would try to attack her at some point and she didn’t feel right about him being there.”

“Why did she not want him there?” questioned Frankie.

“Well, just think about it. If there was a human that you thought was mean to someone you loved, would you still want them around?” answered Mona.

“That’s very true, Mona. Anyhow, Katie decided she would take Oliver far off onto the other side of the country,” Grandpa continued. “The human packed up Oliver in the cat carrier and drove away early the next morning. It seemed as if she drove for days and days. After finding a private location, she slowly let him out of the cage, hoping not to frighten him.”

“After about three days, when Katie was leaving for work, she opened up the front door, to find to her surprise, Oliver. He had traveled all this way back home and that was why he was known as the homing cat.”

“Homing cat? What is that?” asked Jonnie.

“That is when a cat returns home after being gone for a really long time. It is said that cats have incredible homing powers and they remember everything they see. This is why a cat's eyes have such a tremendous glow. Since cats do have thishoming device, this could be why humans sometimes lose us, because if they move to a new home, the cats will return there,” explained Mona.

“Smart, smart Mona. Correct you are once more,” Grandpa encouraged. “So, my little grand-kittens, do you think this story could be real?”

“I think it could be true!” exclaimed Tophers.

“You believe everything you hear, Toph,” Frankie rudely replied.

“Let me tell you a secret, this cat Oliver that you seem to wonder so much about, he is your Great-Grand Cat, my father. See, I wanted to let you know that not all stories you hear are bad. As Tophers asked yesterday, this is the very same farm that Oliver came back to.”

“Wow, Grandpa! You mean all this time, we have been at the very same house and farm?” Jonnie asked.

“Yes, indeed you have. I just want you to keep in mind that the homing cat myth is not just a myth: it is the truth,” Grandpa concluded.


Author’s notes: I decided to tell this tale a little differently. I felt like this was a nice ending to the stories, because the kittens learn that not all of the stories they hear are myths and not all of them are bad. I also wanted to have a happy ending to all of the stories, since the second and third story had a little more action in them.

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    Bibliograpghy Informaion:
    The Cat in Urban Mythology: The Homing Cat by Sarah Hartwell, 1995

    Image Information:
    "Kitten-eye" provided at: Art.com


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