Theme: A character that is preferably not human, suitable for children
A House Cat trying to have a peaceful afternoon nap only to be constantly disturbed by the other pet Bird.
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Set up - a House Cat enjoying a peaceful nap under the warm sun
Confrontation - The bored Bird seeking entertainment from disturbing the House Cat's peace.
Resolution - After enduring much harassment, the House Cat managed to trap the noisy Bird in a safe place and thus, able to enjoy his nap in peace again.
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A pat on the head, and a “Be good, Thomas!” the front door slammed shut.
Thomas’s ears perked up, glad to have the inferior beings out of the house. Without the dread of being constantly molested by dirty hands and earache from shrilly voices, this peaceful afternoon under the warm sunrays was his paradise.
“Tweeeeeeeeeeeet!”
Thomas’s ears twitched at the sudden banshee screech. It was the other pet, the two-faced bird, Pea. She acted all coy and innocent when the Humans were around, but in reality was an irritating attention-seeker.
“I’m bored!” she exclaimed while fluttering around her cage, “Hey Tommy boy! Entertain me!”
Thomas just curled up tighter as an attempt to block out the noise. Seeing the lack of response, Pea huffed herself up into a fluffy ball of green feathers, sulking.
“Ponk.”
A seed bounced off the sleeping Thomas.
“Ponk!”
He opened an eye lazily, half wondering what hit him.
“Ponk!”
Thomas blearily opened his eyes, tired of this attention-seeking nonsense. He turned; ready to silence Pea with his evil glare… only to meet with a shower of seeds.
“Hahahaha, dumb Tommy! This is for ignoring me!” Pea sang out as she flew into her little house on the top perch.
Thomas spat out a mouthful of those disgusting seeds and hurried to his water dish, rinsing his mouth out of the foul taste.
A few minutes later, Pea, tired with preening, peeked out of her house, and saw Thomas asleep again. She tittered and hopped down to her water bowl, another mischievous plan forming in her mind.
“Gah!”
Thomas glanced up at the furiously splashing bird and smirked.
“Birdbrain.”
“Why isn’t the water reaching you!”
“I’ve moved further away. Now, leave me alone.”
Thomas, pleased with his aerial safe spot, settled down once more. Little did he know that Pea was escaping her cage sneakily.
“Ouch!”
Thomas jumped up in pain and fright at the red-hot throbbing sensation. He brought his tail around, half expecting to see blood. To his relief, it was just swollen. Thomas swiveled, seeking for the cause, only to see Pea fluttering above.
“You dare pecked my tail?” Thomas hissed.
He gathered all his strength to his hind legs and leapt towards the culprit.
Without the safety of the bars, coupled with the looming sight of an open mouth full of sharp teeth and outstretched claws, Pea flew higher in a panic. Thomas, unable to change the speed or direction, ended hitting the wall with a thud.
He slid down, landing on the ground in a slump, seeing asteroids. Pea, witnessed the process of Thomas crash and disheveled state, laughed so much till she had no strength to fly.
Quick as lightning, Thomas pounced onto the vacuum cleaner he had prepared earlier; hit the switch button and effectively sucked Pea in. Before she fully realized what happened, Pea found herself in the dark.
It was a peaceful afternoon under the warm sunrays, occasionally interrupted with a muffled chirp from the vacuum cleaner.
[500 words]
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