For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Hello everyone, I know that some of you know about Muffin’s story but most of you have never heard it before, and there have been requests to know more about her. So, here it is as told in her very own meowing, and translated by me. Accurately. She is sitting here watching after all. I mean, really, my feet have no protection at the moment. And now…
My life started out in the home of a man who was not very nice to me. He would always yell at me. He would hit me and kick me and hit me with a broom. It was scary! But I didn’t know what to do. This was the only home I knew. Usually when he came into the room I would run and hide if I could.
Then one day I knew I was going to have kittens. Now I was really scared! What would happen to me if my owner found out? What would happen to my precious kittens?? I didn’t know what to do. Then my owner found out I was pregnant. Wow, did he get angry and threw me out the door. I was so scared that I ran and ran as fast as I could go! I didn’t know where I was going, I just knew I had to get away from there. Finally I stopped running and had to rest for a while and curled up under a nice shrub where I could be in the shade.
After a little nap I continued walking until I saw an old shed, so I went over to take a look. It seemed to be abandoned and I was able to get inside through a missing window. There was a lot of stuff in there and in one corner was an old cupboard with one of the doors open. I looked inside and there was an old blanket that was nice and thick and soft. A perfect place for my kittens! It wasn’t long and I had 5 beautiful kittens beside me. One was orange, 2 were different colors called calicos, one was mostly white and one was gray just like me! I loved them all. I had to leave them for a while each day to go hunting. I needed good food so I could have nice nourishing milk for my kittens.
Then one day I heard voices! Oh no! Did my owner find me? I didn’t move, I hardly breathed. But then the voices went away. Whew. Safe. I waited for a while then went out for my hunting time. Look what I see, a dish of cat food, hunting is easy today. I went over to the dish and wham! Trapped! I was in a box and couldn’t get out. My kittens!! The voices came back and I was carried away, finally ending up in a cage in a room full of other cats. I had never seen so many cats before! But where were my precious kittens??
Then a nice lady brought them to me and put them in the cage one by one. They were all here, what a relief. But after a while people started coming in and looking at the kittens until all of them had been adopted. Then I was put in a tiny cage on the floor in a dark spot behind the door. It was terrible back there. It was cold all winter and the cage was so small! And people would never see me down there, or if they did they would just say, oh, such a dull gray color.

Then the next summer a man came in and when he closed the door he looked right down at me. Then he bent down and put his hand up to the cage and I got excited and pushed up close to the door. He said something to the lady that looked after us and she came and took me out for the man to see. I rubbed against his cheek and he felt my silky smooth fur. That did it! He adopted me right away. He took me home and gave me lots of toys and played with me every day. Plus, he gave me my very own soft blanket! Wow. Things are so good now. Okay, back to my owner.
There you have it folks, the beginning of Muffin’s story. I hope your weekend has been great and that you are ready for another week ahead!
Steve and Muffin. (the whole story is quite accurate I have discovered, though a few parts had to be imagined)
© 2019 Steve McLeod.
We’re with you, Muffin! Three cheers for cats! 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈
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Muffin meowed that she very much appreciates your nice comment and she wants to let you know that she loves dogs too! Have a great day!😸😺
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A good ending for Muffin. Well written.
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Thanks so much and Muffin meows her thanks as well! Have a great day!
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Lucky Muffin! I am happy for her! ❤️❤️❤️ And you Steve giving her a chance to live good life how awesome of you 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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Thanks so very much for your kind words! And Muffin meows her thanks as well! Have a great day!😄😸😻
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😻😻😻
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Great post
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Thanks so much, and Muffin meows her thanks too! Have a great day!😄😸
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You too have a great day.
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Thanks!😃😺
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Good morning Steve and Muffin 😊 it’s great to know the details of the cute cat Muffin and so happy for the happy ending as well 😸😸
Thank you for sharing this and hope you’ll have a beautiful Sunny day 🌞🌞🌞
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Good morning/afternoon Huguette! Muffin meows her thanks for reading her story.😸 Yes, it is another nice, sunny day🌞hopefully get some more pictures today. I hope your day is great! It is a holiday here today.😃🌞😺
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Thank you Steve and Muffin 😊😸
Great it’s a sunny day again 🌞 what are you celebrating today?
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For me, warmth and sunshine! However, for your question, it’s Victoria Day! For most of the country anyway. This used to be our main holiday of the summer. It’s in honor of Queen Victoria of Britain (which includes us too). Mainly now it just means the official start of the summer season. And it’s already getting busy in town with all the tourists. But that is how this town survives!😃🌞😁
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Interesting , official holiday for Queen Victoria of Britain, thank you for the information 😊
Great to have tourists visiting your town, we can’t escape the busy part unfortunately, tourism is an important source here but of course it comes with crowded and busy!
enjoy your sunny and warmth day, best holiday ever 🌞🌞🌞
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Another big holiday coming up June 1st, announcement coming soon!😂😁🐿😺
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I believe it’s your birthday 🤔😸😸
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Our normal population here is 15,000 and in summer it is 40,000. Problem is, the town is not built to handle that many people! But I guess we live through it.😂😂🌞
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Yes big problem but nothing to do though 🌞🌞
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Hi Steve (and Muffin), I loved this story! It was truly heartwarming. It made me smile! 😊 It sounds like Muffin is in excellent hands now!
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Hey, thanks for reading and for your kind words! I think she may be a bit spoiled now too.😂😹
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There’s nothing wrong with that. 😉
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Muffin certainly agrees!😹😄
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Love you Muffin.
The story of a mother who showed enough tolerance when she was only a cat,but took great step once she realised she wouldn’t be only CAT.
💝💝💝😻😻😻😽😽😽
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Muffin meows her thanks to you Saba for such kind words.😸😻😻Have a wonderful day!😃😺
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Thanks Muffin.
Have a blessed time today and always. 😻😻😻😽
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😺😺😻😻
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Hello Steve, I didn’t read this post so I would first read it and then talk to you about it.
For now, I nominated you for the liebster award. You deserve it ☺️
https://trystwithmind.wordpress.com/2019/05/20/the-liebster-award/
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Thank you so very much Ramyani, I really do appreciate the nomination!😃
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Thanks for sharing Muffin’s story with us again 🙂
I kmow Muffin is very happy with you being her owner! She knows you love her 🙂
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And I think maybe she is a little bit spoiled!😂😹
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Lovely story, beautifully and thoughtfully told Steve!
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Thanks so very much Kevin, for your nice comment. Have a great day!
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Muffin – so glad you have a safe home now with the kind (& quirky) big guy who takes such good care of you! 🎊🤗🎊
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Thanks Virginia! And Muffin meows her appreciation to you as well. Have a wonderful day!😃😺
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I love stories with happy endings. 🤗
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So true and Muffin meows her agreement to that as well! Have a great day Eugenia!😃😺
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🙂
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Absolutely charming! Look forward to more Muffin tales :). Wishing you both a great week ahead!
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Hey thanks so much NZ! Nice to see you back, hope you’re feeling great, and have a wonderful day!😃😺
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You’re welcome Steve and Muffin—And thank you. Yes, I’m back and feeling better—I just have to watch my screen time. I do so enjoy it!
It’s rainy and cold here again—so today we have to get more wood for the stove. Make sure the animals stay cozy. You also have a wonderful day! 😊
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Thanks NZ! We get another nice day before cool and rain returns. We do need the rain though, terribly dry here. I need to limit my screen time too, doing it is the hard part.😄😁
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
STEVE—YOU ARE BLESSING US TWO–FOOTED AND OUR–FOOTED CREATURES! GOD BLESS YOU FOR SHOWING THE VERY HEART OF GOD…!
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Thanks so much Jonathan, have a great day!
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Now that Muffin is safe and loved and secure—I will!
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She definitely has a good life now, maybe even a little spoiled!😄😸
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Which she appropriately deserves!
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Thanks for that Jonathan! She is one beautiful cat, just takes love and care and they give it back!😄😸
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Yep—ours does, in his own way! 🙂
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They all have their own personality, or should that be percatality?😹
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Great wording—-as long as they’re purring! 😀
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I agree with that!😂😹
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Awesome! Muffin is the only cat I love!
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Muffin meows her thanks for that!!😸😁
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Muffin is such a lucky kitty to have you. Im so happy you adopted her . Muffin your a beautiful girl. 🙂
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Thank you so much and Muffin meows her appreciation as well!😃😺
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Awww🙂
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I’m so happy you rescued Muffin and now she’s safe and cared for. 😀
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Thanks so much Michelle, I hope you have a great day today!😃😺
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