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Belladonna actually told me I should stop being a sook today! I could hardly believe my ears. I was complaining to Man about the quality of my munchies and all of a sudden I see her staring at me. She was sitting next to Woman at the table in the Food Room where she has a special place where no-one else is allowed to be, and she stretched out her paws reflectively and narrowed both eyes at me. She looked a bit scary and I asked what was wrong.

You complain too much, she said.

I felt like saying look who's talking but somehow I just didn't get around to it. I didn't think she would take that well and I might get a cuff on the ear.

Man loves you and he gives you everything you could possibly want, she told me. Appreciate the fact that you're getting an amazingly good deal in this house.

So I had a bit of a wash and looked at her again. I thought you said we cats should always expect the best? When I said that she looked away for a while.

Look, you need to be more grateful, she said. You haven't purred at him for days now. He must be wondering what he's done wrong. It's what you do, Dougal. So why don't you do it?

I had another wash and had a little think. It has been days, hasn't it? All I've done lately is accept food, walks, grooming and all that. I have been, in truth, a Bad Cat. So I purred all over him and he scritched my head beautifully and we all felt better, and Belladonna went back to sleep.