Post by Bluestripe on Mar 28, 2012 20:16:38 GMT -5
"Alright, alright settle down!" rasped an elderly grey tom, amber eyes flickering from each of the small kits leaping around his paws. "Don't want me to trip, do 'a?" The kits let out small giggles and settled down, wide gazes scaling the scarred cat from the tips of his ears to the pads of his paws.
"You' mothers asked me to 'each of you the story of our clan. Well do 'ou wanna hear it or not?" The kits nodded their heads, eager to begin the story.
"Well, it 'arted a long time ago. By th' way, this story was told to me when I was a kit."
"You were ever a kit?!" gawked one of the three kittens. The elder shot them a scornful look then continued.
"A leader- Ripplestar I 'elive. Well, this 'ere cat became the leader of 'RippleClan.' Yes, our clan today. Rumor 'as it that he was accompanied by Tidestar, the leader of what is now TideClan. As you all know, we live on an island."
"What's an island?"
"A land surrounded by sea."
"Well what is sea?"
"Ocean."
"Well what is-"
"Will ya let me finish 'the story?!" Snarled the elder, lashing his tail back and forth in annoyance.
"Anyway, this island is abandoned. Nobody lives here except the cats of RippleClan and TideClan. You must learn to fend for yourself. Though there are no humans, there will always be predators. For instance, since we live close to the ocean, I would expect ocean prey is out there as well. Not to mention birds- they'll snatch you right up!" Though he was being serious, the elder couldn't help but laugh at the expressions on the kits' faces.
"Beware of them. Once you are all apprentices, you will understand better. Anyway, the two cats, Ripplestar and Tidestar, found a few scattered cats around the island. They soon mated, and came up with the beginnings of the clans. Then those cats mated, and so on. All of us have the blood of Ripplestar and Tidestar somewhere in there. That is how ancient out clan is- maybe one day you will become clan leader, and make your ancestors proud."
The elder is speaking of a calm, peaceful place. Well this was quite long ago... things have changed. The water is becoming full of oil- poison in the cat's view. Two-legs are appearing in ships, and building their houses. The cats of RippleClan and TideClan are slowly going under a crisis. Hungry, sick, and lightheaded, the poor cats of the clans are slowly being driven out.
"You' mothers asked me to 'each of you the story of our clan. Well do 'ou wanna hear it or not?" The kits nodded their heads, eager to begin the story.
"Well, it 'arted a long time ago. By th' way, this story was told to me when I was a kit."
"You were ever a kit?!" gawked one of the three kittens. The elder shot them a scornful look then continued.
"A leader- Ripplestar I 'elive. Well, this 'ere cat became the leader of 'RippleClan.' Yes, our clan today. Rumor 'as it that he was accompanied by Tidestar, the leader of what is now TideClan. As you all know, we live on an island."
"What's an island?"
"A land surrounded by sea."
"Well what is sea?"
"Ocean."
"Well what is-"
"Will ya let me finish 'the story?!" Snarled the elder, lashing his tail back and forth in annoyance.
"Anyway, this island is abandoned. Nobody lives here except the cats of RippleClan and TideClan. You must learn to fend for yourself. Though there are no humans, there will always be predators. For instance, since we live close to the ocean, I would expect ocean prey is out there as well. Not to mention birds- they'll snatch you right up!" Though he was being serious, the elder couldn't help but laugh at the expressions on the kits' faces.
"Beware of them. Once you are all apprentices, you will understand better. Anyway, the two cats, Ripplestar and Tidestar, found a few scattered cats around the island. They soon mated, and came up with the beginnings of the clans. Then those cats mated, and so on. All of us have the blood of Ripplestar and Tidestar somewhere in there. That is how ancient out clan is- maybe one day you will become clan leader, and make your ancestors proud."
The elder is speaking of a calm, peaceful place. Well this was quite long ago... things have changed. The water is becoming full of oil- poison in the cat's view. Two-legs are appearing in ships, and building their houses. The cats of RippleClan and TideClan are slowly going under a crisis. Hungry, sick, and lightheaded, the poor cats of the clans are slowly being driven out.