I ran into my friend Eddie the Springer Spaniel in the park yesterday morning. He's quite a good sport usually, although not as springy as he used to be, but on this occasion his nose was distinctly out of joint.
"What's the matter, old pal?" I asked.
"Oh Nobby, something terrible has happened. A brand new kitten arrived in our house last week and has taken up residence on my human's lap. I'm told she is a Bengal cat, but between you and me, she looks just like a plate of stovies*. She's called Mabel."
Gosh I feel for poor Eddie, I really do. How much better it would have been to find a plate of real stovies on one's human's lap!
I have 'borrowed' from internet to show you pictures of a Bengal cat and a plate of stovies. Can you tell which is which?
*Stovies - a Scottish 'delicacy', based on potatoes and left over meat and often served with oatcakes and beetroot.
