It took a lot of begging, and it was well worth it. “Wishy” didn’t seem very smart, but he did prove himself to be cunning. Most days I would come home from work to find one of the drawers open in my bedroom chest.

I knew that I had not gone out for the day and left it open, yet it kept happening over and over. It was always the same drawer – the one where I kept my lingerie.

One day my routine was interrupted, and I was home a little later than usual. I came into the bedroom to find Aloysius examining that chest of drawers intently, so I backed out of the room and stood where I could see his reflection in the mirror.

He jumped up from the floor and clung to the bottom of the lingerie drawer by his claws. His weight pulled the drawer, and it locked open! He released his grip and dropped to the floor, then jumped on the bed.

From there, it was an easy leap inside the drawer for a nap in the middle of my nice soft lingerie! The chest of drawers was old and distressed, so I never noticed the damage my cat had done by hanging from the drawer by his claws.

Once I caught him in the act, it was easy to see where he had done the deed many times in the past. So much for my not-very-smart cat! He had taught himself a very useful trick in order to gain the nicest sleeping spot in the house.

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