A Friendly Place

A friendly place There are no catfish in our little lake but it has giant frogs, and some of them die if they are late and the sun warms just standing on stone unable to move Fodder for the crows. There are no dangerous animals except for boars with a litter and snakes slither away there were rumours some years ago about a panther-like like being and farmers cocked their guns I went to have a look it was a cat that was glad to see me took it home opened a tin of tuna it purred happily. It was an independent cat sometimes it disappeared for weeks then came home telling me nothing, after sleeping in the cupboard all day it went out and never came back, perhaps it had met a fox and I relived the struggle must have had before losing. I had a dog once she lived to be sixteen years and I never trained her to give paw and chase balls and she told me when it was time to go for a walk, I don`t walk much now I have no one looking out for me, my friends called her my daughter. I have been offered a dog but refuse I think what will happen to it should I die?