CHAPTER 3 A and B: A CAT MUST HAVE THREE DIFFERENT MUMS
Kitten's list: youngest to oldest
Rumpleteazer (Q)
Mungojerrie (T)
Rin Tin Tiggsita (Q)
Rum Tum Tugger (T)
Pokadots (Q)
Plato (T)
Sparrow (T)
Felix (T)
Ventura (T)
Evolution (Q)
Alonzo (T)
Mistoffelees (T)
Demeter (Q)
Bombalurina (Q)
Admetus (T)
Cassandra (Q)
Macavity (T)
Munkustap (T)
3A: Jellylorum
Two weeks had passed since Grizabella had abandoned the tribe and her kittens, Old Deuteronomy had asked Jellylorum to look after Tugger and Tigger as they both needed a queens milk. Jellylorum and Skimbleshanks were happy to take the kittens in at first.
"I don't want to let Old Deut down but I'm not producing enough milk for all 4 kittens, I love Tugger and Tigger to bits and I don't want them to be malnourished, I have also got to think about our Mungo and Teazer" Jellylorum told Skimbleshanks as she tried to get a restless Mungo to sleep, the other 3 were soundo but ever time she tucked Mungo in he would wait till she turned round and jump out of the cot.
"MUM!" Demeter called from the other room, "Bomba has just sick up a hair ball and it gross, eww don't sniff it that disgusting."
"Hump, ok I'm coming girls, Skims could you get Mungo to bed please." Jellylorum walked toward her older kittens room.
"Demeter it's not that bad, stop being so dramatic," Bombalurina yelled,
"Yes it is" Demeter shouted back, "and I'm not being dramatic"
"is not and you are."
"Will you to be quite your father is trying to get the kittens to sleep, now lets get this cleaned up so you two can go to sleep" Jellylorum called through the argument.
Back in the other room:
"MUNGOJERRIE get back here, 'ou are gonna ta bed noo!!" Skimbleshanks yelled. Mungo's ears went flat against his head and he quickly crawled toward the cot, "good boy" Skimble said softly as he picked Mungo up and placed him in-between his sister Rumpelteazer and Rin Tin Tiggsita. Mungo curled up and closed his eye's.
Jellylorum came back into the room. "they are ok now, Bomba's had a drink and I have cleared up the mess."
"Good I hop' Bomba will be ok during the rest of the nigh',"
"Goodnight Kittens" Jellylorum and Skimble called in unison, "sweet dreams."
"What are we going to do Skims? Jellylorum asked, "I don't want the kittens to feel rejected again, (a beat), I still can't believe Griza just walked out on them, what kind of a mother does that to her own kits? It's wrong."
"Old Deuteronomy did say she left 2 letter for them ta read when their older but yaur righ' it is bad enough tha' she left them bu' ta do so when they still need her milk and tha'," Skimble looked over at the sleeping kittens, "they didne' disserve that neither does Old Deuteronomy he's already been through heart ache with Rosaline when she ran away with Bonzo, poor Alonzo lost both his mo'her and bro'her and at only a month old, no' ta mention Quagmire bein tak'n away by tha' human fam'ly ta live up north."
Skimble sighed and stretched, "in the morning 'ou and I will go an' speak to Old Deut and explain the situation ok."
"Ok Skims, I love you so much, you know I will never leave you don't you?" Skimble did not answer, in stead he pulled his mate into a hug and purred in her ear. Jenny in return nuzzled his face.
"Mummy," little voice called out from the cot. Jellylorum shot up and ran to the kittens to find Tiggsita sitting up crying, "mummy?" she sniffed with her little ear pinned back. Jellylorum scooped the little queen up and gently rocked her.
"shss it ok," Jellylorum soothed "Skimble" she called gently. Skimbleshanks walked over to were the older queen was cradling the younger queen and slipped an arm a round her.
"Her first word, ha trus' it ta be mummy" Skimble said softly, "the poor little lass."
Tigger fell back to sleep while sucking her paw, Jellylorum carefully placed her back in the cot where she snuggled in to her brother Tugger's back.
Jellylorum softly sang
x A gentle breeze from Hushabye MountainSoftly blows o'er lullaby bay.It fills the sails of boats that are waiting--Waiting to sail your worries away.It isn't far to Hushabye MountainAnd your boat waits down by the key.The winds of night so softly are sighing--Soon they will fly your troubles to sea.So close your eyes on Hushabye Mountain.Wave good-bye to cares of the day.And watch your boat from Hushabye MountainSail far away from lullaby bay.x
3B: Jennyanydots
After Jellylorum and Skimbleshanks told Old Deuteronomy about their problem, Jennyanydots agreed to take Tugger and Tiggsita in, she had started to produce a lot of milk, way too much for her one kitten Pokadots, so the arrangement was perrfect.
A few weeks went by and both Tugger and Tigger started talking and boy could Tugger talk, he rarely shut up, Tigger was different she spoke but not all the time, sometimes no one could get a word out of her, other times she would sit quietly and after a few minutes would start to sing. They were both happy and lively kits who loved to play and muck about, they had already formed a gang of kittens, there was Tugger, Tiggsita, pokadots, Mungojerrie, Rumpleteazer, Sparrow (Tantomile and Coricopat kitten) and Plato (Sundial and Humphries kitten).
The brother and sister loved staying with Jennyanydots and her mate Asparagus and would spend as much time as they could with their father and brothers.
"Lelly-elly-lots" Tugger Called, "can we's go out an play pweese?"
"yer can we's Mummy?" Pokadots chimed in, both her and Tugger looked up at the older cat with big pleading eyes.
"Humm, what do you think Asparagus, shall we let them out?" Jennyanydots cocked a look at her mate.
"Well I suppose they could got out, but only if Misto goes with them," Asparagus said.
Misto (short for Mistoffelees) was Jennyanydots and Asparagus's eldest kit, he was about 5 months older then his sister. He was a small black and white tuxedo cat with a pure white face, white paws and a white tipped tail.
"You'd better go and ask Misto," Jelly told the kittens.
"yeeeyyyy!! MISTO, MISTO you have to come play with us" Pokadots, Tiggsita and Tugger yelled running toward the older kitten's room.
Misto agreed to look after the kittens outside, he was soon bombarded by tiny fur balls.
"Misty play wiv us," Teazer and Mungo laughed tugging on the older kittens tale.
As Misto tried to rescue his tale from the a scream rang out, Misto looked up to see Tiggsita fall off the magical tire and on her side land with a heavy thump.
"Tigger!" Misto shot over to the young kitten who was now trying to stand up, "are you ok?"
"No my side hurts," Tigger cried as Misto pulled her into a hug.
"Do you want to go back to the den," Tigger nodded and walked towards Jennyanydots den without another word. She silently slipped past Jenny and Asparagus who were cuddled up on a pillow dozing and into her room.
"Mum is Tigger coming back out to play," Misto asked once he escaped the pile of laughing kittens.
"Is she not out there with you" Jenny asked, Misto shook his head,
"Earlier she fell off the tire and came back to the den cause she hurt her self" Misto explained.
"Ok I'll go and see if she ok and wants to come play". jenny crossed the den to the kittens new room (an extension made from an abandoned dog carrier), "Tiggsita?" Jenny called knocking gently on the door "are you ok?." No answer.
Jenny put her head to the door and listened, she could hear crying coming from inside the room, "Tigger are you ok?" Jenny opened the door to find Tigger Curled up in a ball, crying, "OH my poor baby, what's wrong?" Jenny rushed over to the small queen and gently pulled her into a hug.
"I've…gulp…been…gulp…sick sniff and I…gulp…don't…gulp…well," Tigger said through her crying.
Jenny put her paw to Tigger's head, it was boiling, "Oh dear, you have a fever, your burning up, we need to get you to the medical den." Tigger slowly nodded, but as she stood up she wobbled then collapsed unconsciousness on the floor.
"ASPARAGUS, COME QUICK TIGGSITA IS REALLY ILL, WE NEED TO GET HER TO THE MEDICAL DEN NOW!!" Jennyanydots screamed bursting into tears. Asparagus scooped Tiggsita up in this arms and ran to the medical den.
"I'll go fetch Old Deuteronomy" Asparagus offered after he put Tigger on the bed.
A few hours later Tiggsita had still not regained consciousness, but her fever had calmed and her temperature had lowered.
"What's wrong with my daughter Jellylorum?" Old Deuteronomy asked pacing up and down.
"We are not too sure, Jenny said "she seems to have a broken rib and her breathing is weak,"
"Ok I will send for Tantomile and Coricopat, they may be able to sense something" Old Deuteronomy called for Munkustrap to go find the Mystical twins and bring them back to the medical den ASAP.
"Yes Father, erm is Tigger going to be ok?" Munku asked bowing his head slightly.
"I will not lie to you Munkustrap but I do not know, we should hopefully know more after the twin examine her," Old Deut answered "now go and get the twin please"
Shortly after Munkustrap returned with Tantomile and Coricopat in tow.
"We will do all we can Old Deuteronomy" they said in unison, Jellylorum lead the Twins into Tiggsita's Medical room.
"humm and now we wait" Old Deut said quietly.