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Alien Coffees
Chapter I
The sun has set over the horizon. Gradually, the firmament became darker and darker, and now the first, not quite bright stars began to light up on it, gradually a dark, quiet, southern night was coming. Rex sat alone at his booth, he sometimes looked at the roof of the barn, where his faithful friend the cat Ginger liked to sit and bask in the sun. Out of boredom, the dog began to examine the night sky, where the horn of the golden-silver moon was quietly floating by. Watching her, he felt somehow uncomfortable when her sad, whitish light touched him as well. Then Rex's attention was attracted by a falling bright star. It was rapidly approaching the ground, increasing in size, and fell, somewhere very close, behind a fishing village.
– What a little star! – thought the dog.
– It is necessary not to forget to tell Ginger about her in the morning, with this thought Rex finally dozed off. And early in the morning the cat went out for his favorite walk. He climbed onto the roof of the shed to bask in the sun, as always, and then noticed Rex lying at his booth. The cat, sitting comfortably on the roof, decided to tease his friend, he dressed up his fluffy tail and began to wave it softly and tap on the edge of the roof, while he watched Rex sideways. Meanwhile, the dog pretended to be fast asleep and didn't notice anything. He knew very well that he would not be able to jump to Ginger's tail, so Rex continued to lie quietly at his kennel. Then the cat could not stand this indifference and shouted to him from the roof:
– Hey! Rex, have you lost your nose? Are you sleeping like a dead man, not noticing anything around you, or are you only pretending to be asleep? Or maybe you're already so fat that you can't run or jump, Ginger continued to tease him. The dog endured- endured all these taunts at himself, but his patience came to an end. He could not forgive such insolence to the cat – he got up, grinning, and rushed to the barn. But then the whole disheveled Polkan ran into the yard, and distracted his attention from Ginger.
– Rex! Have you seen the alien cats that call themselves Coffs? Polkan asked, barely catching his breath.
– Wait, wait! Ginger, after hearing what he heard, jumped down to them from the roof.
– What kind of Coffs, what kind of cats are these? Why don't I know anything about it! – he bombarded Polkan with questions. He showed them his scratched nose.
– You see, look at how I got from them now. They are terrible, skinny, blue cats with big yellow eyes and very long tails. Oh, if you could see what huge claws they have! Yes, I had to experience them now on my own skin. They are much bigger and more agile, even our Ginger! The cat, hearing this, was indignant:
– And that's not true!
– There are no such big cats in the world, because I am from the largest breed, – he objected.
– And here they are, they came from another planet, – Polkan tried to convince them.
– Polkan, you decided to play us now, where could they come from here, I heard that no one lives on other planets— – said Ginger.
–Do you think I scratched my own nose?" Polkan was indignant.
– But maybe you dreamed it all, and your nose suffered yesterday from my claws, maybe I reluctantly scratched you when we jokingly fought with you? – suggested the cat. Polkan was very offended at his friends that they did not believe him, and left their yard.
– Why did you offend him, Ginger? Rex chided him.
– Here, I saw a very unusual phenomenon that night, a big star fell behind our village, maybe it was a spaceship that landed, and on which these very Coffs arrived. The cat looked at his friend with a grin.
– Well, here's another dreamer on my head, did you just get it from Polkan? Is this an epidemic among you dogs? Can I call an ambulance for you? – Ginger made fun of Rex. The dog sniffed loudly and growled:
– Ginger, have you decided to quarrel with all of us?
– You and Polkan don't understand jokes at all, said the cat. He turned away from Rex and headed towards the house.
Chapter II
And at this time, indeed, the arrived Kofa cats left their spaceship and scattered in groups around the neighborhood. They were very hostile to the local terrestrial cats and dogs.
– Local cats are small, fat, weak, colorful creatures that we can easily cope with. We will defeat them! Let's drive them off this planet and become masters here! – the leader of the Kof egged everyone on. He set them up in a militant way. In response, they shouted together: "We will win!", "We will liberate!" And in the meantime,
Ginger only pretended to go to his house, and he went to his friend Timothy the cat, who lived next door. He was tormented by doubt:
– Maybe Polkan really met with these aliens, and I needlessly laughed at him and offended a friend? – pondered on the way Ginger. Climbing over a high fence, he found himself in a neighboring yard. Ginger noticed Timofey, who was resting at home, stretched out on the soft grass:
– Timosha, have you heard about space aliens? Ginger asked him from afar.
– What, have you already heard these ridiculous rumors? He asked with interest. Ginger sat down next to his friend.
– Yes, they say that many cats have already suffered from them, and some dogs have suffered too, among them is our friend, but for some reason I can't believe it in any way.
– Come on, Timosha, let's check these rumors tonight and dispel this myth about space aliens once and for all— – suggested Ginger.
– I agree with you, but how and where will we do it?
– Timosha, come to the roof of our shed tonight, we'll set up an observation post there. From there, the whole street is clearly visible, and we will be inconspicuous. The friends, having arranged a meeting, went to their homes. And Ginger went to Rex, he decided to tell him about his plan with Timosha. The cat went to the booth and looked into it, but the friend was not there. Ginger got angry!
– Well, that's where you are, Rex, when I need you, you're never there, the cat grumbled, heading for his house. The day was already drawing to a close, and dusk had fallen. Returning to the yard, Rex, tired, climbed into his booth, and lying there, began to dream about a delicious, sugar bone for dinner. He couldn't think of anything else, when suddenly, an unusual smell reached him. And at this time, two friends Ginger and Timofey met at an agreed place on the roof of the barn.