Chelan Valley Mirror July 10, 1952
Kitten and Skunks
Battle Over Food
A kitten and a baby skunk came into conflict at Stehekin
last week over a bowl of food.
The food belonged to the kitten but its wild adversary felt
that possession was nine points of the law.
The problem arose at the back door of the Peter Miller home,
when two larcenous baby skunks decided that the kitten’s food was free for the
taking. One woods kitty concluded that honesty was the best policy when
surprised by the owner, but the other stayed.
“There was a time when I felt that the skunk would win by
using its own peculiar talent, but he merely stamped his foot in an aggravated
manner and retreated,” Miller, a neutral observer, said.
