A RockClan or a pack of Rakes

A small group of cats were walking on hard concrete. A car has just passed that almost took the life of a Faded one. When the cats crossed the road, the black she-cat suddenly stopped and sniffed. - it smells like cats, - she said. - do you think if these cats live in this forest, they will accept us? - asked the good-natured Peel. - I'm not sure, - Claw replied in a firm voice. After sniffing better, the black cat named Rake said: - the smell is fresh, it looks like they passed here not long ago. The rake went towards the forest, listening to the noises. Claw began to look around to protect his friends from danger, a brown cat named Garlic walked nervously twitching his tail, faded walked next to the Peel, because the Peel was very afraid of the forest, after all, it was already night on the street for an hour or two. after some time, the cats came to a small clearing with a hummock in the middle, and on this hummock there was a blackberry bush. - I think we can stay here for a while - said the Rake - we'll sleep on the grass the first night, we don't have time to look for sleeping boxes, although I'm not sure if they are here. The cats were sprawled out in the tall grass, while the Rake was lying on a mound in a bush, watching its flock. because of the late walks through the streets of the city, the group woke up in the afternoon, the bright sun shone directly into their eyes and warmed their fur. the black she-cat Rake came out of the bush, the cat felt hungry, the cat growled so that all the cats in the clearing would hear her. The awakened cats immediately sat down to listen to their * leader*, but in this case, the leader of the pack. - we need to discuss some points - the she-cat began immediately after she looked around the cats - if we are going to live here, then we need to take care of safety, we can find large leaves and branches and make places for all of us to sleep, we also need to go hunting, because we won't last long without food, Claw, I'm instructing you to determine who will go hunting and who will go in search of bedding. A white cat named Claw, who was also the herald of the rake, immediately nodded and went to distribute patrols. from the outside, however, it would be strange to see how these tramps work like in a tribe. - Peel, Garlic, you will go to look for bedding, and Faded and I will go in search of food - after five seconds of thought, the cat said, he turned around and looked at the Rake - I think you should choose where you go - said the Claw when the she-cat noticed his gaze. - I'll stay here just in case, - the kitty replied quickly. Claw nodded and went hunting with Faded, and Peel and garlic went to look for bedding. It took a couple of minutes, what was going on with the hunting patrol at that time --- a few minutes passed and Claw and Faded managed to catch only two mice and one large thrush, this would not have been enough for their entire flock, so instructing Bleak to bury the prey, he went to the side of the forest. The claw opened its mouth and sniffed, a sparrow was pecking at something in the roots of the tree, Claw stood in a hunting stance as he did on the street before, and when he was a loner and when he got acquainted with the Rake, in addition to scavenging in trash cans, he also hunted street pigeons, by the way there were quite a lot of them on the streets. he approached a stupid bird that did not hear his footsteps, and was about to jump on the prey, when he heard the crack of a branch from the top, the bird fluttered its wings and suddenly fell, the Claw quickly pressed it with its paw and a large but short branch immediately fell on him, she hit him on the head with all her might and the sharp end went through the thigh and left a wound that was not deep, but still bleeding. The claw howled in pain and passed out. apparently, at this time, the cat was thinking something like * yes, even if you press down with a tree, the main thing is to get food for the flock * although in fact, he thought so when he grabbed the bird with his paw. at this time, Bleak was burying a squirrel that she had managed to catch during this time. suddenly the cat heard a squeal. - claw? - asked she-cat, looking in the direction from which the sound came. After burying the squirrel, the cat ran towards the sound to check if everything was okay with the white cats. when she reached the place of the catastrophe, Faded saw the body of the claw lying under a tree, he had a bird under his paw, the claws of the cat dug into the body of the bird and it could not fly away. the cat was very scared, she went up to the Claw and fortunately noticed that its sides were heaving, and its open mouth was slowly sucking in and out air. The cat barely pushed a fallen branch off him, she tore a sparrow from his claws and buried it, and only then grabbed it by the scruff and dragged it to their * camp* at this time, the Garlic and Peel that had already returned were building bedding, making a solid base of twigs and ferns, and covering it with soft moss and large plantain leaves. faded dragged her claws to the camp with difficulty, the cat let go of the scruff of her neck - Guys, we have a problem - said the cat. Peel, Garlic and a Rake that were laying the last leaves of the plantain were distracted and looked at Faded and Claw. - I have collected some herbs, maybe they will help? - right this second, the Peel said. It looks like she's preparing to become a healer. Peel and Faded dragged the white cat to a litter covered with ferns lying in the far corner of the camp, when they lived on the streets of the city, they also always put a box far from their place of sleep for the sick, creating a kind of quarantine. -------