Cat on a Hot Tin Roof–That’s the Plantation Tin Roof of a Poipu Vacation Rental July 6, 2009
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A man left his cat with his brother while he went on vacation for a week. When he came back, he called his brother to see when he could pick the cat up.
The brother hesitated, then said, “I’m so sorry to have to tell you this, but while you were away, your cat died.”
The man was distraught and yelled, “You know, you shouldn’t just give me terrible news like that all at once. You should break the news to me gently.
His brother says “How could I possibly have given you this terrible news gently?”
His brother says “Well to begin with, when I called today, you should have said that my cat was in a tree and wouldn’t come down. You could have also told me that the fire department had been called to get the cat down out of the tree. Then, that night, you could say the fire department was still working to get my cat down from the tree.
The next day you could have called and said that while attempting to get my cat out of the tree, it had fallen and been taken to the vet. It was in serious but stable condition.
The third day you could have said, that despite heroic efforts, my cat could not be saved and had passed away. Do you see how much easier it would have been on me to learn of this terrible news over three days, instead of the abrupt way you gave me the news?
His brother thought about it and apologized ”Yes, I’m so sorry I shocked you and I will learn a valuable lesson from this.”
The other brother says “I’m glad to hear that. By the way, how’s Mom?”
”She’s in the tree.”
KauaiHerb
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