“It was just a dream!”, sighed Bullpuss, glancing over towards his companions, who had rushed in from the garden having heard the news. 

Mrs Ribby and her daughter Ruby had nearly wrecked the cat-flap in their anxious dash to support Bullpuss.

Introduction:

In this short story, we describe the comparable intelligence of wily domestic cats and those most intelligent of birds, the Corvids; in particular the Magpie (Pica pica) found throughout the UK.