So, here’s what happened: one day I was “happily” hanging my clothes outside, when I saw this rescue team trying to help a cat who got stuck in a tree. The kitty’s bad decision had the power to demobilize 5 people, 2 ladders and one mattress. I have no idea how the cat got there neither I know how the story ended. My believe is that the gattino eventually made it for the joy of its rescuers. He was luckier than my friend’s cat who fell down the 5th floor of the nearby building while “peeking” outside. Poveretto.

 

In Italy there is a multitude of stray cats, the so called gatti randagi. Even though only a few of them are welcomed in some homes as permanent residents, the ones living on the streets are taken care of by many Italian cat lovers. Consequently they live a content life of laziness and freedom. Gatti fortunati.