Wilhelm was a famous lion tamer. He drew a crowd and headlined the circus. As he led each lion out, ran it around the cage and got it to sit on a stool the crowd would roar it’s approval.

Most of them were envious. Here Wilhelm got these wild cats to obey and do tricks while they couldn’t get Tabby to do anything she didn’t want to do. That stupid cat wouldn’t even do something she wanted to do if you told her to. Tabby just sat there staring at you.

The big cat was staring at the audience thinking, if I could just get at them I’d show them a real trick. It’d be like Halloween except they’d get the trick no matter what. Six or seven bites would do it. the old couple would be tough as leather but they wouldn’t be able to run very fast or far.

Wilhelm led them through the whole routine. He always saved the jumping through a flaming hoop until last. It wowed the audience. It was a sure fire crowd pleaser. Wilhelm lit the hoop and told the first cat to jump through.

What Wilhelm didn’t know was that the cats had a meeting before the show. No jumping through the flaming hoop. They were tired of getting singed hair. Let Wilhelm jump through it. That’d be unique. Heck, they’d hold the hoop for him.

As the cats sat there Wilhelm got louder and more stern with his commands. The cats ignored him. The crowd started getting antsy. Get on with it! Wilhelm began pleading with them. Useless. They were acting just like Tabby. The crowd started cheering the cats and jeering the tamer.

Wilhelm got excited and started waving the flaming hoop around. He waved it a little too close. He caught his hair on fire. The crowd roared. The lions roared. Wilhelm really roared.

Wilhelm, the world famous lion tamer ended up working at the kennel cleaning cages and being laughed at by the Tabby’s of the world.