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 THE STORY OF CHLOÉ

On this very gloomy, rainy, terrible, terrible November evening 

I'm going to share with you the very warm 
and heartfelt story of Chloé, the cat. 

Not just an ordinary cat 
but a precious companion of the Jacques family.

That is Guy Jacques who is also the winner of this contest.

Here's her story!

      I have a cat and she’s a female ‘Calico’ which means that her coat has three bright colors : white, black and tan. People unanimously agree on her beauty and originality. This is how she became part of our family. 

In September of 1995, we lost our pet cat because of illness. At that time whenever we went to the shopping center, we used to stop at the pet shop and have a look at the animals. One day while we were looking through the front window of the store, we saw a group of cats that were sleeping. There was quite a variety. They were all bunched up together but one sat alone in a corner as it looked at us very attentively.

The next week we went back and the same cat came up to the shop window as though it had recognized us! We rushed inside and my wife then picked her up and into her arms she went. The cat purred loudly. And that's how she won our hearts over. We had been charmed!

In the beginning, we called her Chloé but we renamed her ‘Ma-Ma’ because she wakes me up every morning at five o’clock by making this sound. And ever since that spur of the moment decision, my sleeping hours have been shortened!

Here’s a bit of trivia (information) about these cats. In Québec, we consider the female Calico cat or ‘chatte d’Espagne’ (in French) as an official breed. She is quite apart from other female cats as she has a magical quality about her.

In Asia , they consider it to be a precious amulet. In Great Britain, they have for a long time thought that it is clairvoyant and that it can foresee future. In Scotland and in Normandy, they say that it is a guarantee of good health for the one who has one in the home. Finally, in Japan, they believe that it has magical powers.

En toute amitié,

Guy Jacques

THANK YOU!! Jacques 

for taking the time to send in your story.

As a NOTE, I want to tell you that I will publish more stories because you took the time to write them and send them in. 
Thanks to all of you!  SUZANNE