by Ann Chin

Created on: April 28, 2008

"He's our very own moggie, his name is Moggie," claimed the children of the Water View Primary School.

Moggie is there in the morning, Moggie is there during the day, Moggie is there when the children leave for home. Moggie has become the children's mascot. Moggie is a grey and white long haired Persian cat.

The principal, Mrs. Shaw implored the children not to feed the fat moggie. "Will the children please not feed the cat, he belongs to some body."

Did they children care? Did they children listen?

Of course! not, children never do.

"Here, puss puss puss, have some of my crisps"

"Here, have some of my chicken nugget."

"Here, have some of my hot chips."

"Have some sausage roll, pie, cake, fish fingers, and so on."

From morning tea to lunch, Moggie was hand fed by the well meaning children. Even at three, when it was time to go home, some children fed him with their left over lunch.

Soon Moggie grew very fat, he became very obese with all the food the children's been lovingly loading on to him.

"Moggie's been growing very fat," the teachers noted.

"He should be put on a diet."

Meanwhile, Moggie's owner retiree Mr. Ian Blackburn had been worried about him. He rings the vet.

"Percy has been off his food, he doesn't even sniff at the cat food."

"Does he look starving?" asked Dr. Thomson.

"No, actually he looks very healthy."

"Perhaps you should change the type of food, instead of giving him the dry biscuits, give him some canned tuna instead."

Mr. Blackburn went to the super market and bought half a dozen cans of choice cat food. When Percy came home, he sniffed at the new food, but he was not interested. He went to his basket and went to sleep. Mr. Blackburn's worries exacerbated.

A frustrated Mr. Blackburn put Percy in a cat carrier and drove him to the Vet. Dr. Thomson's assistant Edna, had a quick look over at Percy.

"I don't think there is anything wrong with Percy, except that he is too fat," exclaimed Edna.

"How can he be too fat when he is starving himself?" A puzzled Mr. Blackburn shook his head. "May be he has a serious disease that is making him look fat.

"Dr. Thomson is ready to see you now."

"Good Morning, Mr. Blackburn. So you brought Percy."

"You think you can give him an X ray to make sure that Percy is not suffering from any terminal disease."

"Mr. Blackburn, Percy is not suffering from any disease, he is not starving. In fact he is in the pink of health and just on the borderline of being too fat."

"But how can that be? He hasn't been touching his food."

"I bet he is getting

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