Tales of a Farm Tomcat
Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2022 9:21 am
(This is an alternate universe where Max stayed with Rufus & the barn cats)
Part One: An Incident Near Sandwich Farm
Chapter One
Section One: About a Farm Tomcat
Maxwell Sandwich, made his way through one of the pastures of his farm home. A couple of squirrels had told them that they had seen some unknown young women lurking around the property, and Max was on his way to talk to the squirrels to get further details. Patrolling the property’s was one of his two jobs, the other being pest control assigned to him by Reuben Sandwich the new owner of the farm, and Rufus, an Australian Shepherd who was Max’s father figure, no, check that, his father. Max waved to Made Of Win, a retired racehorse, and spotted Rufus repairing a piece of fencing damaged in a recent storm. Max made his way over to Rufus, intending to talk to him about the young ladies. Max didn’t really think the ladies were up to anything nefarious, thinking that they were birdwatchers or walkers because the woods by the farm were public land.
As he made his way over to the fence, Max thought about how he ended up on the Sandwich farm, as it was now known. It had been just over a year and a half ago that Max slid on to the property, fleeing a pursuing coyote and crow. After botching mouse hunting badly, Max, in a panic, broken his ankle after had decided to flee, convinced he’d be tossed out. Rufus comforted him, and after thinking the matter over carefully, Max decided to stay. It was the best decision of his young life. Rufus was his surrogate father and the barn cats were his combination mothers/older sisters/advisors in cat matters. The black and grey Tom had become a skillful hunter under the tutelage of Rufus and the barn cats. He would have been a feared hunter, but Max could never bring himself to harm any critter he caught. He preferred a “catch and release” method, wherein he’d let the creatures go outside off the farm’s property, after warning the creatures not to return. Most of the animals Max caught listened to him, but some, Max thought particularly of an arrogant blue jay and a very stupid mouse had to learn the hard way. The barn cats tended to give the prey no quarter. Max had a boyfriend , a German Shepherd named Fritz, who was as loving and protective of him as Rufus and the barn cats. He was, he thought a very lucky cat, indeed.
Rufus finished the repairs to the fence and waved for Max to come over. He was happy for Max, he knew the cat had a traumatic early life, and was glad the cat was settling into life on the farm. Maxwell’s kindness to a number of the forest creatures had earned the farm multiple guards/protectors. Max came over to where Rufus was working and both heard a commotion nearby. They saw Mike Larson, a young man who worked on the farm talking with four ladies of his own age, who were accompanied by a giant schnauzer, each of the girls carried a canvas bag. Mike had been going through family troubles, and had been caught with a minute amount illegal drugs. Mike’s parents and his attorney got the got to give Mike community service on the Sandwich farm, as Rachel, Rueben’s wife was his home economics teacher, and agreed to be responsible for him . Mike was working with the animals, (he had a natural rapport with animals according to his parents), and slowly began to unburden himself, talking to the farm animals about his troubles. After his community sentence term expired, Reuben employed Mike, as the kid was a very good, diligent worker, and the animals cared as much got him as he did for them. Max, looked at the girls, the matched the descriptions given to him by the squirrels. Max and Rufus watched hoping that Mike hadn’t gotten himself into trouble.
Part One: An Incident Near Sandwich Farm
Chapter One
Section One: About a Farm Tomcat
Maxwell Sandwich, made his way through one of the pastures of his farm home. A couple of squirrels had told them that they had seen some unknown young women lurking around the property, and Max was on his way to talk to the squirrels to get further details. Patrolling the property’s was one of his two jobs, the other being pest control assigned to him by Reuben Sandwich the new owner of the farm, and Rufus, an Australian Shepherd who was Max’s father figure, no, check that, his father. Max waved to Made Of Win, a retired racehorse, and spotted Rufus repairing a piece of fencing damaged in a recent storm. Max made his way over to Rufus, intending to talk to him about the young ladies. Max didn’t really think the ladies were up to anything nefarious, thinking that they were birdwatchers or walkers because the woods by the farm were public land.
As he made his way over to the fence, Max thought about how he ended up on the Sandwich farm, as it was now known. It had been just over a year and a half ago that Max slid on to the property, fleeing a pursuing coyote and crow. After botching mouse hunting badly, Max, in a panic, broken his ankle after had decided to flee, convinced he’d be tossed out. Rufus comforted him, and after thinking the matter over carefully, Max decided to stay. It was the best decision of his young life. Rufus was his surrogate father and the barn cats were his combination mothers/older sisters/advisors in cat matters. The black and grey Tom had become a skillful hunter under the tutelage of Rufus and the barn cats. He would have been a feared hunter, but Max could never bring himself to harm any critter he caught. He preferred a “catch and release” method, wherein he’d let the creatures go outside off the farm’s property, after warning the creatures not to return. Most of the animals Max caught listened to him, but some, Max thought particularly of an arrogant blue jay and a very stupid mouse had to learn the hard way. The barn cats tended to give the prey no quarter. Max had a boyfriend , a German Shepherd named Fritz, who was as loving and protective of him as Rufus and the barn cats. He was, he thought a very lucky cat, indeed.
Rufus finished the repairs to the fence and waved for Max to come over. He was happy for Max, he knew the cat had a traumatic early life, and was glad the cat was settling into life on the farm. Maxwell’s kindness to a number of the forest creatures had earned the farm multiple guards/protectors. Max came over to where Rufus was working and both heard a commotion nearby. They saw Mike Larson, a young man who worked on the farm talking with four ladies of his own age, who were accompanied by a giant schnauzer, each of the girls carried a canvas bag. Mike had been going through family troubles, and had been caught with a minute amount illegal drugs. Mike’s parents and his attorney got the got to give Mike community service on the Sandwich farm, as Rachel, Rueben’s wife was his home economics teacher, and agreed to be responsible for him . Mike was working with the animals, (he had a natural rapport with animals according to his parents), and slowly began to unburden himself, talking to the farm animals about his troubles. After his community sentence term expired, Reuben employed Mike, as the kid was a very good, diligent worker, and the animals cared as much got him as he did for them. Max, looked at the girls, the matched the descriptions given to him by the squirrels. Max and Rufus watched hoping that Mike hadn’t gotten himself into trouble.