But not entirely fictional. I may have mentioned it here before, but many years ago, my grandparents had a small white cat named Penny. She couldn’t have weighed more than 8 lbs, but she was always a fighter – her favorite game was attacking and shredding feather dusters.
Anyway, one day, Penny got out and was sitting on the rear deck of the house. The next door neighbor had a loud and large Doberman that started barking at Penny. Penny responded by throwing herself at the dog’s face, with all four sets of claws extended. The dog ran away and hid in his doghouse.
One of my favorite characters. I especially loved the bit in Who Framed Roger Rabbit with Donald and Daffy sharing a stage. Ducks seem to be the perfect targets for physical humor.
I love it. Reminds me very much of Kipling’s Just So Stories.