Dogs v. Cats, Part I: The Spider

Act I.

Scene, woman sitting on her balcony, peacefully drinking a cup of chai tea and reading. She hears a stirring in the bushes below. Just a squirrel.

But, while looking through the railing, the woman notices a giant spider web with a big green spider sitting in the middle of it. The woman doesn't want to kill it or touch it herself, but she is also scared that it will crawl on her. In fact, is it on her already? She looks at her arms, her legs, her shirt. No. All clear. Okay. She wonders how she will get the spider to go away.


Act II.A.

Looking around the deck she sees a cooler, another chair, and a dog bathing in the sun.

A-ha.

She picks up the dog, who is happy for the attention. She carries the dog over to the railing where the spider is hanging out. She puts the dog's head right at eye level to the spider. The dog, panting and wagging his tail, looks everywhere but at the spider. The woman points at the spider, careful not to touch it, while saying "here boy!". The dog continues to not see the spider.

Frustrated, she picks up a toy and holds it next to the spider to focus the dog's attention in the general direction of the spider. The dog barks and, lunging for the toy, puts his head right into the spider web. The dog now unknowingly has a spider web and big spider on his head.


Sighing. The woman goes back to reading her book.



or, this could have happened:

Act II.B.

Looking around the deck she sees a cooler, another chair, and a cat bathing in the sun.

A-ha.

She picks up the cat, who is not happy about being stirred. She carries the cat over to the railing where the spider is hanging out. She puts the cat's head right at eye level to the spider. The cat, looking bored and lackadaisical, immediately spots the spider. The cat begins first pawing at the spider, and then patting it around on the ground when it falls to the floor of the deck. The cat continues alternately carrying the spider in its mouth and tapping it around on the floor when it falls through one of the deck railings and onto the ground.


Sighing. The woman goes back to reading her book.


Score: Dogs 0, Cats 1