First, the man tried feeding the cat a diet of canned salmon, then one of canaries. Tabby obviously loved both, but still wouldn't learn to talk. Then, one day years after he had begun the project, the man had two parrots cooked in butter and served to Tabby with asparagus and French fries. Tabby eagerly licked the plate clean. Then, wonder of wonders, the cat suddenly turned to her master and shouted, "Look out!"
The startled widower just stared at the cat in shock. He didn't move a muscle. Suddenly, the ceiling caved in and buried the poor man, but Tabby survived by jumping out of the way. The cat shook her head in disgust and said, "Eight years he spends trying to get me to talk and
then, when I do, the idiot doesn't listen."
