Pet's ID Tag: 49
Name You'd Choose for It: Elsu
Gender: Male
Reason You Want It: He is just the cutest kitten ever! I would like him to be the kit of my Fursona, Kai, and her mate, Akando. When I saw this cat, I was instantly in love. Everything from his sandy-brown fur to the white markings around his eyes is beautiful, and I was instantly reminded of Akando. Something about his expression reminded me of his father's determined mindset, but yet I saw a hint of his mother's kind, soft nature in there. I could just imagine how many fun adventures he could get into, along with a sisters I am working on.
History/Background/Other:This morning I was roughly awoken by my sister, Kanti, as she rolled over in her sleep, mumbling something about rabbits. I slowly opened my eyes, becoming aware of an unfamiliar rushing sound. As I got up, I saw that the river was so high, almost flooding!!
"Mama, what happened?" I sleepily mumbled to my mama, who was lying by the big rocks grooming herself.
"It's nothing, Elsu. The ice melted last night. Spring is coming!" She replied. Wow! I thought to myself. I had heard pa telling stories about the spring, and how there were so many rabbits and little baby deer. But I had never thought I would see it myself! I hadn't been born until last fall, and I don't remember any of it! I only remember the cold winter, when mama and pa and me and Kanti and Naira were all snuggled up in our little cave, safe and sound from all the snow. I can't wait for spring, when me and Kanti and Naira can finally explore our little glade! I hate being trapped in that cave all day!
The days went quickly after that, and me and Kanti could sometimes go out to play, when the weather was nice. I loved playing in the sand by the river and climbing the trees around the clearing, but Kanti preferred playing house or make-believe by the rocks. I sometimes went over to her, and she quickly managed to convince me to play with her. I spent a lot of time that moon pretending to be a brave knight, rescuing the damsel in distress, played by Kanti. Although I complained about it all the time, it was actually fun to be a valiant warrior for the day, in a completly different world filled with dragons, princesses, and danger.
Finally it was warm enough to sleep outside at night. We all settled down for the night, but I could not get used to it.
"What was that??" I exclaimed
"Shh Elsu, it's just a bird" comforted my mama.
"What's a bird?" I asked her. "I've never seen one of those!"
"You'll see in the morning, Elsu. It's time to go to sleep now" I snuggled close to her. She would protect me from any scary stuff that lived in the forest in the night! One day, I woke up and found I was all wet!
"Mama!!! Help!!!!!!" I shouted, while licking myself furiously. "I'm all wet!!!!!"
I saw my mama wake up with a start, as well as pa and Kanti.
"Rain!" pa exclaimed. "Don't worry, Elsu, Kanti, we just need to get out of the the rain until it is over. Into the cave!"
We scrambled into the cave, and as we settled down in the nice, dry cave, a huge boom and a flash of light flashed.
"Pa? What was that?" I asked, face pressed into his fur. Naira stumbled over to us. She had slept in the cave last night, because she was blind and didn't like new places.
"What was that scary sound??" she asked. Pa sighed and collected all of us in a ring around him.
"That was thunder" he said. "Do you know why thunder happens?" We all shook our heads. No, we didn't. "Well, let me tell you. Long ago, there was a brave cat named Taiko. He lived in a small tribe next to the shore..." For the next few hours, me, Kanti and Naira all sat by Pa's feet, mesmerized, as he told us the legend of Taiko the warrior and his fight with the sky giants. Even Mama listened in! The story went like this. In a small village next to the shore, a little kitten was born. His name was Taiko, and he was the fastest cat in the whole tribe. Taiko was as fast as a swallow, and when he ran, you couldn't see anything except his golden fur, streaking by. One day his tribe had gotten the sky giants angry. The sky giants were going to lock all the cats up in their cloud prison, but Taiko defeated them with the help of his friends, and locked them up in their own prison! Now, whenever Taiko runs up in the sky, the sky giants see him and roar out of anger. That is why there is thunder.
"Is that really what happened?" Kanti asked in a curious voice.
"That is for you to figure out" he replied. I peeked outside, hoping to catch a glimpse of Taiko, and noticed that the storm was already over.
"Look!" I exclaimed. "The rain stopped! Now we can go out and play!" We ran outside, and Naira convinced us to act out the story of Taiko and the sky giants. Naira loved acting, and we were supposed to mind her since she was blind. Since I was the only boy, I got to be Taiko! By the time we were done acting it out, the moon had come out and it was time for us to sleep.
I understand that by adopting this creature I take full responsibility for it. Yes! I promise to get lots of art for him, and write lots of stories and everything else!
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