Star light, star bright,
First star see tonight.
I wish I may, I wish I might
Have the wish I make tonight...
Did you know that cats wish on stars? That verse above? That was being uttered by a cat. When it's the magical hour ~ the hour when suddenly no cat wants to be brought inside for the night ~ that's what cats are doing. They're racing outside to be the first one to spot the first star, because that first cat with the first star is the cat who gets her wish. Only one cat succeeds each night. The competition is fierce.
Take the case of George. George is a wishful guy. So every day, as the sun begins to set, George trundles outside and looks heavenward for the first star.
Then he says,
Star light, star bright,
First star see tonight.
I wish I may, I wish I might
Have the wish I make tonight...
The first night he tried, he wished for a new collar. He didn't get one.
The next night he hurried outside again, and meowed the special words. This time he wished for the mat fairy to come and comb out his mats. The mat fairy never showed up, but the cat next door wished fot a grocery bag to crawl in, and was last seen crawling in one, so George could see how he needed to persevere.
The following evening George was a little late because he'd been swatting at the dog, but he tried anyway. He wished for big paws. But he was pretty sure he wasn't the lucky cat that night.
Then, the next afternoon, George thought he'd be smart. He'd go out early and wait for the first star to twinkle in the sky.
He waited and waited and waited. The sky started to grow dim. The earth cooled. The trees whispered. And then, magically, a star appeared in the sky.
"Star light, star bright,
First star see tonight.
I wish I may, I wish I might
Have the wish I make tonight..."
George purred. He made his wish: fresh tuna in his bowl!
He got up. He stretched. He ambled inside, and what did he see...
...but the most beautiful pile of sliced tuna that ever existed. George purred and rolled around and ate like a kitty king that night.
That night, as he lay on his fluffy pillow, George pondered the wonder of his wish. He could have wished for anything, for that was his night!
Then George began to worry. What if his night never came again?
And then he worried even more. Why hadn't he asked for something bigger, more important? Finally he fell asleep, dreaming of wishes waiting to be fulfilled.
So the next night, George prepared early. He sat and waited for the first star, and when he saw it, he meowed the rhyme:
Star light, star bright,
First star see tonight.
I wish I may, I wish I might
Have the wish I make tonight...
He made his wish: for peace on earth between all humans and all kitties and even dogs.
George did not get his wish that night, though he did get a nice new collar. And every night, from that evening forward and for the rest of his life, George went out and made his wish for peace.
"It's the least I can do," said George.
So if you see your cat looking at the stars, give them that moment because they might just be wishing for something wonderful for us all.
P.S.
One shouldn't wish for a bracelet. Just buy it
here, and wish for something important.
