The Miraculous Mr. Whiskers

[The Straight Story]

Sequim resident Anne Erickson prides herself on being a logical woman.

So when her 5-year-old daughter Rose’s kitten disappeared seven years ago, Erickson wrote off the feisty fur-ball as good as gone.

To soothe her young daughter’s grief, the loving mother helped search relentlessly for the feline friend, watched her little girl cast spells to help bring Mr. Whiskers home safely and even stored a “magical potion” concoction of stuff from the bathroom cupboard and spice drawer safely on top of the refrigerator because it was to “help find kitty.”

Torn between thinking she should be honest with her child that the kitten probably had been eaten by coyotes and feeling that she should encourage her to keep praying for the pet’s safe return, Erickson granted her daughter’s wish and made “missing cat” fliers to hang from telephone poles and put in neighboring mailboxes.

To Erickson’s surprise — and relief — the fliers worked and the cat was safely returned a few weeks later, but not without a few surprises.

http://www.sequimgazette.com/entertainment/article.exm/2011-07-20__the_miraculous_mr__whiskers_

[MineralMan]

1. The publishers had a great idea with that book on cats.

Collect stories from all around the country for the book. You don't have to pay a penny for this content. Then, when it's published, send press releases to the cities and regions where every contributor lives. Local papers can't resist stories like that about residents. Folks love the story, and head down to the bookstore to get their own copy so they can read about the local kitty.

Brilliant marketing strategy!

[aquart]

2. This is an AD to buy a book.

Are you kidding?

[The Straight Story]

4. The people involved used magic spells and potions, had no choice

:evilgrin:

[Liberal_in_LA]

3. cute cat

[frogmarch]

5. heartwarming story, but

it was the magical potion and the spells the little girl cast that brought kitty home, not the fliers. ;-)