In the beginning there was only the First Cat, and an Earth that was cold and bare. But the First Cat brought forth a hairball, and it rose into the sky, and as it rose it gathered fire, and the Earth was warmed.
And once the Earth was warmed, the First Cat licked the ground with Her rough tongue, and the land changed shape, becoming hills and valleys. With Her paws, the First Cat scratched holes in the ground, and with Her claws she pierced the sky and rain fell, filling the oceans, and plants began to grow.
Then the First Cat sniffed the ground, and She sneezed. And from the dust that arose emerged the animals of the land, and they fled from Her. And the First Cat twitched Her tail, and the dust that was flung into the air became a great flock of birds; and they also flew from Her. And when the First Cat then sharpened her claws upon the rocks, chips of stone fell into the ocean and these became the fish and the creatures of the sea; and they swiftly swam away.
And the First Cat was pleased, and She began to groom herself, and some of Her fur fell onto the ground. And the First Cat began to purr, and as she purred the fur mixed with the dirt and took form, and the forms took two shapes: cats of all sizes in the likeness of the First Cat, although because they came from different strands of fur their markings varied, and humans, who were mostly bare because there was less of the First Cat's fur in their forms. And these did not flee from Her, but looked upon Her in awe, and to the humans the First Cat said,
"You shall be my responsibility, and you shall live on the Earth that I have made, for you have not fled before me." And to the small cats the First Cat said, "You shall stay with these humans, and care for them, for they have less fur than you; and you shall hunt the mice that eat the grain and the birds that disturb their crops; and you shall remind them of your worth by showing them what you have caught." And to the large cats the First Cat said, "You shall hunt the large animals that came from the ground, and fled from me; and they shall ever flee before you; and you shall teach these humans humility and remind them that they have been made with less fur."
And it was so, and the First Cat was pleased.
(both flowers are in focus in this picture)
