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[ MEOWS ]
Narrator: WELCOME TO A WORLD WHERE CUDDLY KNOWS NO BOUNDS --
A PLACE FILLED WITH NEW BEGINNINGS.
WITNESS THE MIRACLE OF CUTE.
FROM THEIR FIRST STEPS INTO THE WILD...
TO THEIR ADVENTURES WITH NEW FRIENDS...
...IT'S THREE DIFFERENT KITTEN COMING-OF-AGE STORIES,
AND THEY'RE AWE-INSPIRINGLY ADORABLE.
BECAUSE THESE KITTENS ARE JUST TOO LOVEABLE...
...TOO CURIOUS...
[ MEOWS ]
...TOO CUTE.
-- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
IN AN OLD STONE HOUSE IN THE COUNTRY
LIVES A LITTER OF RUSSIAN BLUE KITTENS
BORN JUST EIGHT DAYS AGO.
[ MEOWS ]
THESE THREE BOYS AND TWO GIRLS
ARE DESCENDED FROM A LONG AND DISTINGUISHED LINE
OF RUSSIAN ROYALTY.
REGAL RUSSIAN BLUES ARE NAMED
FOR THEIR SHIMMERING SILVER-BLUE COATS.
THE BREED'S HISTORY IS QUITE MYSTERIOUS.
LEGEND SAYS RUSSIAN BLUES DESCENDED FROM THE ROYAL CATS
OF THE RUSSIAN CZARS IN THE 1800s.
BUT THIS LITTER OF FIVE
DESCENDED FROM PROUD HOUSE CAT KATYANA.
[ KITTEN SQUEAKS ]
IT'S HER THIRD LITTER, SO SHE'S A PRO.
AND IT'S A GOOD THING, BECAUSE THEIR FATHER, STOLI,
ISN'T EXACTLY THE MOST HANDS-ON DAD.
HE PREFERS TO CURL UP AND STAY COOL
IN HIS SECRET HIDING PLACE -- ALONE.
WHILE KATYANA FINDS HERSELF IN A FAR MORE CROWDED SPOT.
THE KITTENS ARE STILL LEARNING THEIR TABLE MANNERS.
AND MOM KNOWS TO GRAB A NAP WHEN SHE CAN.
THIS LITTLE GUY IS SPUTNIK.
LIKE THE REST OF HIS BROTHERS AND SISTERS,
HE STILL HASN'T OPENED HIS EYES
AND RELIES ON HIS NOSE TO GUIDE HIM.
RATHER THAN FIGHT THE CROWD, HE LOOKS FOR A SIDE ROUTE.
BUT SOME ROADS ARE LESS TRAVELED FOR A REASON.
[ SQUEAKS ]
UNLIKE HIS BROTHER SPUTNIK,
COSMO HERE IS HAPPY TO TAKE IT EASY,
THOUGH HE SOMETIMES GETS A LITTLE STEPPED ON.
AFTER THE MEAL, IT'S TIME FOR A WEIGH-IN.
[ MEOWING ]
BUT SEVEN-OUNCE SPUTNIK ISN'T A FAN OF THE COLD, HARD SCALE.
AND MOM KATYANA ISN'T A FAN OF CRYING KITTENS.
SPUTNIK'S BROTHER COSMO IS UP NEXT.
[ COSMO MEOWING ]
HE DOESN'T LIKE IT, EITHER,
AND KATYANA'S HAD ENOUGH OF THIS MANHANDLING.
IN THE COMING WEEKS, KATYANA'S KITTENS WILL HAVE
ALL KINDS OF ADVENTURES, BUT FOR NOW,
THE ONLY PLACE THEY NEED TO BE IS WITH MOM.
NOT FAR AWAY,
A DIFFERENT TALE IS UNFOLDING AT A HOUSE
WHICH DOUBLES AS A RESCUE SANCTUARY
FOR ANIMALS IN NEED.
OH, THERE YOU GO.
THE ORPHANED OR INJURED RESIDENTS ARE REHABILITATED
BEFORE THEY'RE RELEASED BACK INTO THE WILD.
FROM RACCOONS TO FOXES,
SQUIRRELS TO SKUNKS,
THIS WILD MANOR WELCOMES AND CARES FOR
ALL KINDS OF CRITTERS, INCLUDING A GUARD TURKEY
WHO KEEPS WATCH OVER THE FRONT YARD.
[ GOBBLES ]
WHILE INSIDE,
IT'S SINTA THE GERMAN SHEPHERD WHO KEEPS WATCH.
[ KITTEN PURRING ]
[ PANTING ]
SINTA IS SORT OF A DEN MOTHER
TO A VERY BUSY DEN.
SINCE THIS IS HER PERMANENT HOME,
IT'S HER JOB TO WELCOME AND LOOK AFTER
ALL OF THE RESIDENTS WHO PASS THROUGH.
TODAY SOME TINY NEW KITTENS ARRIVE.
THIS TEENY TRIO WAS FOUND WITH NO MOM IN SIGHT.
SINCE THEY'RE TOO YOUNG TO GO TO A REGULAR ANIMAL SHELTER,
THEY'LL STAY HERE UNTIL THEY GET A BIT BIGGER.
AMONG THIS PILE OF BLACK KITTENS IS ONE LITTLE TUXEDO NAMED OREO.
[ MEOWS ]
TUXEDOS AREN'T AN ACTUAL BREED.
THE NAME REFERS TO DOMESTIC SHORTHAIR CATS
WITH A BLACK-AND-WHITE COAT PATTERN
THAT LOOKS A LOT LIKE FORMAL WEAR.
IT WAS A TUXEDO WHO INSPIRED THE POET T.S. ELIOT
TO WRITE A FAMOUS BOOK THAT BECAME A MUSICAL ABOUT CATS.
OREO IS THE SMALLEST OF THE BUNCH.
[ MEOWING ]
BUT HE'S GOT A PRETTY BIG VOICE.
HE'S HUNGRY FOR DINNER,
AND HE'S NOT SHY ABOUT ASKING FOR IT.
WITH NO MOM TO FEED THEM,
THE KITTENS GET NUTRITIOUS FORMULA IN A BOTTLE...
...BLENDED AND WARMED TO ORDER.
AT THIS AGE, MOST KITTENS NURSE CONSTANTLY,
SO THESE LITTLE GUYS GET BOTTLE FED
ABOUT SIX TIMES A DAY.
[ SQUEAKING ]
OREO TRIES TO DRINK EVERY LAST DROP.
BUT WHEN YOU'RE THIS TINY, EVERY TASK IS A CHALLENGE,
ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE'S NO MOM TO GUIDE YOU.
BUT LITTLE OREO SEEMS TO HAVE LANDED IN GOOD HANDS.
IT'S BEEN AN EXHAUSTING DAY, AND WITH A FULL TUMMY,
THE TINY TUXEDO CAN FINALLY GET SOME SLEEP.
A FEW MILES AWAY IN THE HEART OF SUBURBIA,
A VERY PROTECTIVE NEW MOM NAMED FRECKLES
WATCHES OVER HER 7-DAY-OLD KITTENS.
FRECKLES IS AN OCICAT,
A CROSSBREED OF SIAMESE AND ABYSSINIANS,
WHICH UNEXPECTEDLY PRODUCED SPECKLED KITTENS.
OCICATS WERE FIRST BRED IN THE 1960s
AND ARE NAMED FOR THEIR RESEMBLANCE TO OCELOT WILDCATS.
THOUGH THEY'RE WILD IN APPEARANCE,
THEY'RE 100% DOMESTIC.
BUT THAT DOESN'T STOP FRECKLES
FROM FIERCELY GUARDING HER LITTLE ONES...
[ FRECKLES MURMURS ]
...LIKE A WILDCAT WOULD IN THE JUNGLE.
IT'S LUNCHTIME FOR THE KITTENS.
BUT BEFORE FRECKLES CAN RELAX AND FEED THEM,
SHE SCOPES OUT THE SURROUNDINGS
TO MAKE SURE NO DANGER IS LURKING.
[ MEOWS ]
FRECKLES' KITTENS ARRIVED WEARING A VARIETY OF COATS.
WHILE FOUR HAVE CLASSIC CHOCOLATE COATS,
THIS LITTLE BOY NAMED LEO WAS BORN
WITH A RARE LIGHT-COLORED COAT KNOWN AS LAVENDER.
THIS GUY NEXT TO HIM IS REX,
WHO'S GOT A MORE TYPICAL CHOCOLATE COAT.
BUT THERE'S SOMETHING EXTRA-SPECIAL ABOUT REX.
HE'S THE FIRST ONE TO OPEN HIS EYES.
BUT KEEPING THEM OPEN IS ANOTHER MATTER.
AFTER SCOPING THE PERIMETER,
MOM FINALLY DECIDES THE COAST IS CLEAR.
THE KITTENS HAVE WORKED UP QUITE AN APPETITE,
BUT ON THE WAY TO THE TABLE,
REX ENCOUNTERS A SQUIRMY ROADBLOCK NAMED LEO.
[ KITTENS MEOWING ]
BUT REX ISN'T A QUITTER,
AND THE DETERMINED LITTLE KITTEN SOLDIERS ON.
AND THERE'S A DELICIOUS REWARD
AT THE END OF THIS FUZZY, SQUIRMING OBSTACLE COURSE.
[ KITTENS MEOWING ]
COMING UP, OREO GOES ON HIS FIRST ADVENTURE...
[ MEOWS ]
...INTO THE BIG, WIDE WORLD.
AND SPUTNIK TRIES TO AVOID A CRASH LANDING.
[ MEOWS ]
Narrator: OVER AT THE RESCUE HOUSE,
A TINY TUXEDO KITTEN HAS OPENED HIS EYES
AND IS JUST LEARNING TO WALK.
LITTLE OREO IS NOW THE CENTER OF KITTEN ATTENTION.
HIS LITTERMATES HAVE BEEN PLACED IN ANOTHER FOSTER RESCUE.
BUT HE'S TOO TINY TO MOVE ON AND STAYS FOR SOME EXTRA TLC,
WHICH SINTA THE DOG SEEMS HAPPY TO DELIVER.
THERE ARE LOTS OF FURRY CREATURES HERE,
BUT OREO IS ON THE HUNT FOR ONE IN PARTICULAR --
A NEW MOTHER.
[ MEOWS ]
HERE'S A POSSIBILITY.
[ MEOWS ]
OREO MAKES HIS BEST EFFORTS TO SAY HELLO.
BUT THE BIG KID DOESN'T SEEM TO WANT ANYTHING TO DO
WITH THIS TINY TAGALONG.
[ MEOWS ]
THERE'S THAT FELLOW.
HE'S FURRY AND BIG ENOUGH TO BE A MOTHER.
[ MEOWS ]
BUT HE'S NOT LISTENING...
AT ALL.
[ MEOWS ]
HERE'S SOMEONE WHO LOOKS FAMILIAR.
IT'S NELLIE, A THREE-WEEK OLD ORPHAN SKUNK.
SHE WEARS A TUXEDO LIKE HIM...
[ MEOWING ]
...BUT DOESN'T SMELL QUITE RIGHT.
THE SEARCH FOR A NEW MOTHER IS HARD WORK,
AND OREO'S NOT GETTING FAR WITH THESE GUYS.
[ MEOWS ]
BUT WHEN HE LEAST EXPECTS IT,
SOMEONE STEPS UP TO ANSWER OREO'S CALL.
SINTA LOOKS AFTER EVERYONE WHO LIVES HERE.
SHE'S AWFULLY BIG...
BUT SHE SURE IS NICE.
MAYBE SINTA WOULD MAKE A GOOD MOM.
SHE MAY NOT BE A MOTHER CAT,
BUT WHEN YOU'RE A TINY RESCUE KITTEN,
IT NEVER HURTS TO HAVE FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES.
BACK AT THE RUSSIAN BLUE HOUSE,
THE THREE-WEEK-OLD KITTENS HAVE OPENED THEIR EYES
AND DISCOVERED THEIR LEGS.
WHILE THE CURIOUS BUNCH LOOKS FOR ADVENTURE,
[ MEOWING ]
THEIR HANDS-OFF DAD, STOLI,
LOOKS FOR PEACE AND QUIET IN HIS FAVORITE HIDING PLACE.
FIRST TASK FOR THE KITTENS -- GETTING DOWN.
MORE CAUTIOUS, SPUTNIK PREPARES FOR HIS DESCENT.
[ MEOWING ]
BUT WITHOUT A CLEAR VIEW BELOW, IT FEELS LIKE A LONG WAY DOWN.
[ MEOWS ]
[ MEOWS ]
[ MEOWS ]
LITTLE BROTHER FLASH BORROWS HIS BROTHER'S TECHNIQUE.
[ MEOWS ]
MOM OFFERS A LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT,
BUT LEAVES HER BOYS TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES.
LUCKILY, SPUTNIK STICKS AROUND TO HELP.
BUT HE'S KIND OF NEW AT THIS.
BUT THERE'S ONE MORE KITTEN STILL STUCK ABOVE.
LITTLE COSMO IS AFRAID TO TAKE THE PLUNGE,
AND THE TIMID KITTEN SUDDENLY FINDS HIMSELF ALL ALONE.
[ MEOWS ]
MOM KATYANA COMES TO THE RESCUE.
SHE KNOWS THERE ARE
PLENTY MORE ADVENTURES IN STORE FOR HER KITTENS,
AND UNTIL COSMO'S BRAVE ENOUGH TO VENTURE OUT ON HIS OWN,
SHE'S HAPPY TO KEEP HIM BY HER SIDE.
[ MEOWS ]
SINCE HAVING HER LITTER THREE WEEKS AGO,
PROTECTIVE MOM FRECKLES HAS BEEN WATCHING OVER HER LITTLE ONES
AROUND THE CLOCK.
BUT AT THREE WEEKS,
HER FIVE KITTENS ARE FINALLY OLD ENOUGH TO BE LEFT ALONE.
WELL, NOT ALL ALONE.
MOM'S LEAVING THEM WITH A TRUSTED YOUNG BABYSITTER.
SHE INTRODUCES THEM TO TOYS,
THOUGH THE KITTENS AREN'T SURE WHAT TO DO WITH THEM.
SOMETIMES IT'S TOUGH TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THEIR TOYS...AND HERS.
OR HER TOYS AND THEM.
WHEN PLAYTIME'S OVER,
THE KITTENS FIND A NEW SPOT IN THE HOUSE.
IT SURE SMELLS GOOD IN HERE.
THEY DON'T KNOW IT,
BUT THEY'RE READY FOR ANOTHER FIRST --
A MEAL THAT'S NOT FROM MOM.
IF ONLY IT LOOKED AS GOOD AS IT SMELLS.
SO FAR, THE KITTENS AREN'T BITING.
FINALLY, LEO, WITH THE RARE LAVENDER COAT,
STEPS UP TO THE PLATE.
BUT ONE SNIFF IS ALL HE GIVES IT.
MAYBE THE KITTENS JUST NEED SOME ENCOURAGEMENT.
STILL NO TAKERS.
FINALLY, REX, THE FIRST KITTEN TO OPEN HIS EYES,
IS ALSO THE FIRST TO OPEN HIS MOUTH,
AND IT'S PRETTY GOOD.
BUT DON'T EXPECT ANY COMPLIMENTS TO THE CHEF.
COMING UP, FLASH EXPLORES UNCHARTED TERRAIN
AND GOES FOR A WILD RIDE.
Narrator: AT SIX WEEKS OLD, THE FIVE RUSSIAN BLUE KITTENS
ARE LOOKING FOR THEIR NEXT BIG ADVENTURE.
UNTIL NOW, THEY'VE ONLY LIVED UPSTAIRS.
FLASH TAKES THE FIRST STEPS TOWARD THE WORLD BELOW,
EAGER TO FIND OUT WHAT'S THERE.
EVEN MORE EAGER IS HIS BROTHER SPUTNIK,
WHO SEEKS A FASTER ROUTE.
AND IT'S A HIT WITH THE WHOLE GANG...
EXCEPT FOR TIMID COSMO...
[ MEOWS ]
...WHO IS ONCE AGAIN RELUCTANT TO TAKE THE PLUNGE.
BUT THIS TIME MOM'S NOWHERE IN SIGHT.
[ KITTEN MEOWS ]
AND WHEN HE GOES TO INVESTIGATE...
[ MEOWS ]
...THE LITTLE SCAREDY-CAT CAN'T TURN BACK.
[ MEOWING ]
DOWN BELOW, THE KITTENS WASTE NO TIME
EXPLORING SOME UNCHARTERED TERRITORY...
...FILLED WITH WONDERS THAT SEEM TO GO ON FOREVER.
THE KITTENS ARE SO WRAPPED UP,
IT TAKES THEM AWHILE TO NOTICE THERE'S SOMEONE ELSE HERE.
IT'S THEIR DAD, STOLI,
ENJOYING A VERY PEACEFUL AFTERNOON...
UNTIL NOW.
THE KITTENS HAVE NEVER MET THEIR DAD BEFORE,
BUT THEY WASTE NO TIME GETTING COMFORTABLE.
SO MUCH FOR SECRET HIDING PLACES.
STOLI WASN'T EXPECTING COMPANY, BUT HE'S GOT PLENTY OF IT NOW.
NOW SIX WEEKS OLD,
THE DOMESTIC CATS WITH THE WILDCAT LOOKS
HAVE DOUBLED IN SIZE.
TODAY THEY GET THEIR FIRST TASTE OF THE WILDERNESS...
OR AT LEAST THE BACKYARD.
THIS PLACE TAKES SOME GETTING USED TO.
BUT BEFORE LONG,
THE TINY OCICATS FIND THEIR INNER WILDCATS.
[ BIRD CAWS ]
[ MEOWS ]
WHEN BROTHERS LEO AND REX SPOT A CRICKET,
IT'S GAME ON.
BUT THERE'S JUST ONE CRICKET FOR TWO HUNTERS.
LEO SNEAKS UP FOR THE ATTACK, BUT A SPIDER WEB THROWS HIM OFF.
MAYBE REX WILL HAVE MORE LUCK WRANGLING IT.
BUT TWO KITTENS ARE NO MATCH FOR THIS CRAFTY CRICKET.
GUESS THEY WON'T BE BRINGING DINNER HOME TONIGHT.
[ MEOWS ]
IT'S A NEW DAY AT THE RESCUE HOUSE,
AND TINY TUXEDO OREO AWAKENS TO AN AMAZING SIGHT.
IT'S THE VERY THING HE'S BEEN LOOKING FOR --
A MOTHER CAT.
HER NAME IS GINGER.
AND THESE ARE HER KITTENS,
CHESTER...
...AND MURRAY.
OREO WATCHES IN AWE AS THE NEW FAMILY SETTLES IN.
[ MEOWS ]
GINGER SEEMS LIKE A WONDERFUL MOM.
PERHAPS SHE'S GOT ROOM IN HER HEART
FOR ONE MORE KITTEN.
OREO INTRODUCES HIMSELF.
BUT GINGER IS DISTRACTED
BY SOMETHING SHE'S NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
IT'S NELLIE THE SKUNK,
AND HER LUNCH SMELLS REALLY GOOD.
NELLIE'S GOOD AT SHARING, BUT GINGER...
IS NOT.
MEANWHILE, OREO TRIES TO WORK HIS WAY INTO THE FAMILY.
IF HE CAN'T GET IN WITH THEIR MOTHER,
HE TRIES THE NEXT BEST THING.
AND THAT'S HOW OREO FINDS HIMSELF TWO NEW BROTHERS.
COMING UP, OREO STAYS HOT ON GINGER'S TAIL.
Narrator: THE RUSSIAN BLUES ARE ALWAYS EAGER TO EXPLORE,
AND THE BIGGER THEY GET,
THE MORE GROUND THEY COVER.
AT EIGHT WEEKS OLD,
THE CURIOUS KITTENS CAN HARDLY BE CONTAINED.
BUT ONE KITTEN IS ALWAYS A FEW STEPS BEHIND.
ACTUALLY, A WHOLE FLIGHT BEHIND.
WHILE COSMO PONDERS THE STAIRS,
HIS SIBLINGS ARE DISCOVERING YET ANOTHER NEW ROOM --
THE KITCHEN.
[ MEOWS ]
WHEN THERE'S A SPECIAL DELIVERY...
THRILL SEEKERS SPUTNIK AND FLASH ARE QUICK TO INVESTIGATE.
[ BAG RUSTLING ]
COSMO CAN HEAR SOMETHING FUN GOING ON.
AND IS IT EVER!
THE KITCHEN HAS BECOME A KITTEN'S PARADISE...
...FILLED WITH UNEXPECTED TREASURES.
BACK UPSTAIRS,
COSMO FINALLY WORKS UP THE COURAGE TO COME DOWN.
BUT HE SHOULDN'T HAVE DILLYDALLIED.
ALMOST AS QUICKLY AS IT BEGAN, THE PARTY'S OVER.
SPUTNIK AND FLASH ALONG WITH THE PARTY FAVORS
ARE CARRIED AWAY.
LUCKY FOR COSMO, A FEW TREASURES WERE LEFT BEHIND.
OVER AT THE OCICATS HOUSE,
THE EIGHT-WEEK-OLD KITTENS ARE PAYING A VISIT
TO THEIR FAVORITE BABYSITTER.
THERE'S NO SHORTAGE OF FUN PLACES TO EXPLORE
IN HER ROOM.
IT'S TRULY A MAGICAL ROOM...
WHERE A WHOLE OTHER PACK OF OCICATS SEEM TO LIVE.
BUT NO MATTER HOW MANY THINGS THERE ARE TO PLAY WITH,
BROTHERS LEO AND REX ALWAYS SEEM
TO HAVE THEIR EYES ON THE SAME PRIZE.
AND LEO'S NOT SO GOOD WHEN IT COMES TO SHARING.
BUT THEY SOON SET THEIR EYES ON A NEW PRIZE.
THERE ARE SOME THINGS NO KITTEN CAN RESIST.
THE BEST PART IS THAT THERE'S PLENTY TO GO AROUND,
SO THE ONLY THING THE KITTENS HAVE TO SHARE IS THE FUN.
AT THE ANIMAL RESCUE HOME,
TINY TUXEDO OREO IS ENJOYING A LAZY AFTERNOON
WITH A NEW HOUSE RESIDENT
WHO'S A LITTLE CLOSER TO HIS SIZE.
WHEN DEN MOTHER SINTA MAKES HER ROUNDS,
OREO IS HAPPY TO SEE HER.
BUT NOT EVERYONE KNOWS THAT SINTA'S JUST DOING HER JOB.
[ HISSING ]
THE FRIGHTENED KITTEN'S CRY ATTRACTS GINGER,
WHO STEPS IN TO ASSURE THE NEWCOMER
THAT EVERYTHING'S OKAY.
[ DOG WHINES ]
OREO'S IMPRESSED.
FROM THE MOMENT HE OPENED HIS EYES,
OREO'S BEEN ON THE HUNT FOR A MOTHER,
AND HE'S DETERMINED TO WIN GINGER OVER.
THE TINY KITTEN COULD GET USED TO HAVING A MOM AROUND.
IF ONLY HE COULD GET HER ATTENTION.
BUT HER ATTENTION IS HARD TO GET,
ESPECIALLY SINCE GINGER HAS HER OWN KIDS TO CHECK ON.
BUT OREO IS NOT EASILY DISCOURAGED.
IT SEEMS MOM CAT GINGER HAS DISAPPEARED AGAIN.
[ MEOWS ]
BUT OREO DOES SPOT SOME FAMILIAR FACES --
GINGER'S KITTENS, CHESTER AND MURRAY.
THE DUO WELCOMES OREO TO THEIR NEST
WITH OPEN ARMS.
NELLIE THE SKUNK IS HOPING TO JOIN IN THE CUDDLE TIME, TOO.
BUT SHE DOESN'T GET QUITE AS WARM A WELCOME.
[ HISSES ]
GUESS IT'S KITTENS ONLY AT THIS PARTY.
COMING UP, OREO HAS A CREATIVE WAY
TO FINALLY GET GINGER'S ATTENTION.
AND NOW A "TOO CUTE" QUIZ.
A MEMBER OF WHICH OF THESE BREEDS
BELONGED TO A U.S. PRESIDENT
WHILE HE SERVED IN THE WHITE HOUSE?
WAS IT THE REGAL RUSSIAN BLUE,
THE OUTSTANDING OCICAT,
OR THE CLASSY TUXEDO?
THE ANSWER RIGHT AFTER THIS.
Narrator: A MEMBER OF WHICH OF THESE BREEDS
BELONGED TO A U.S. PRESIDENT
WHILE HE SERVED IN THE WHITE HOUSE?
THE ANSWER --
THE TUXEDO.
[ MEOWS ]
PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON HAD A TUXEDO CAT NAMED "SOCKS,"
WHO LIVED IN THE WHITE HOUSE FROM 1993 TO 2001.
AT NINE WEEKS OLD,
THE OCICAT KITTENS HAVE BOUNDLESS ENERGY,
AND KEEPING TRACK OF THEM
GETS PRETTY EXHAUSTING FOR THEIR MOM, FRECKLES.
[ MURMURS ]
PERHAPS THE PLAYROOM IS A BETTER SPOT FOR THEM THAN THE STAIRS.
[ MEOWS ]
WHILE THE KITTENS HAVE MASTERED THE ART OF PLAYING,
LEO HAS NOT QUITE MASTERED THE ART OF SHARING.
AND THOUGH THERE ARE PLENTY OF TOYS TO GO AROUND,
LEO SEEMS TO THINK THEY ALL BELONG TO HIM.
[ GROWLING ]
HIS BROTHER, REX, IS GROWING TIRED OF ALL THE TOY HOGGING...
...AND IS DETERMINED TO TEACH HIM A LESSON.
[ GROWLING ]
LEO GETS THE MESSAGE LOUD AND CLEAR.
[ GOBBLING ]
OVER AT THE RESCUE HOUSE,
OREO IS ENJOYING ALL THE ATTENTION HE'S GETTING
FROM HIS FOSTER BROTHERS, CHESTER AND MURRAY.
OREO LOVES PLAYING WITH THE BIG KIDS.
BUT THE BEST THING ABOUT CHESTER AND MURRAY IS
THAT WHEREVER THEY ARE, THEIR MOM, GINGER, IS CLOSE BY.
AND BEING AN ORPHAN,
OREO'S BEEN LOOKING FOR A NEW MOTHER.
BUT TRY AS HE MIGHT,
HE JUST CAN'T GET GINGER TO NOTICE HIM.
SO, HE INVITES HIMSELF TO LUNCH.
OREO SHOWS OFF HIS BEST BEHAVIOR.
BUT NO MATTER HOW GOOD THE STUFF IN THE DISH IS,
THERE'S NOTHING QUITE LIKE WHAT A MOTHER CAN DELIVER.
AND JUST LIKE THAT,
GINGER TAKES OREO INTO THE FAMILY.
[ PURRING ]
IT'S BEEN QUITE A BIG DAY FOR THE TINY KITTEN.
NOW WITH A FULL TUMMY, A NEW MOM,
AND TWO BROTHERS BESIDE HIM,
OREO NO LONGER HAS TO DREAM ABOUT HAVING A FAMILY.
THE ADVENTUROUS RUSSIAN BLUES HAVE EXPLORED MOST EVERY INCH
OF THE STONE HOUSE IN THE COUNTRY.
AND AT 10 WEEKS OLD,
THERE'S ALMOST NO PLACE THEY CAN'T GO...
...ALMOST.
[ MEOWS ]
MOM KATYANA SHOWS THEM THE KITTY HOLY GRAIL --
A WOODEN BEAM 15 FEET OFF THE FLOOR.
THE CURIOUS KITTENS ARE EAGER TO JOIN HER
IF ONLY THEY COULD FIGURE OUT HOW.
[ MEOWING ]
BOLD EXPLORERS SPUTNIK AND FLASH SCOPE OUT THE PATH.
BUT EVEN FOR THE BRAVEST KITTENS,
GETTING TO THE TOP IS A TALL ORDER.
LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE SOME SPOTS THAT ARE STILL OUT OF REACH.
UNTIL A VERY UNEXPECTED MEMBER OF THE LITTER
TAKES A LEAP OF FAITH.
TIMID COSMO REACHES NEW HEIGHTS.
PERHAPS HE'S NOT SO TIMID ANYMORE.
COMING UP, THE RUSSIAN BLUE KITTENS EMBARK
ON THEIR BIGGEST ADVENTURE YET.
[ MEOWS ]
Narrator: AT THE OLD STONE HOUSE IN THE COUNTRY,
RUSSIAN BLUE KITTEN COSMO HAS MADE A TRIUMPHANT CLIMB.
[ MEOWS ]
BUT GETTING DOWN HAS NEVER BEEN HIS STRONG SUIT.
ONCE HE'S SAFELY OFF THE BEAMS, THE REST COMES EASILY.
AND IT'S NOW COSMO WHO'S LEADING THE WAY.
[ MEOWING ]
IN JUST 10 WEEKS,
THE RUSSIAN BLUES HAVE GROWN FROM CAUTIOUS KITTENS...
[ MEOWS ]
...TO SLEEK, YOUNG CATS, LEARNING HOW TO JUMP, CLIMB,
AND FIND PLENTY OF MISCHIEF ALONG THE WAY.
BORN EXPLORERS SPUTNIK AND FLASH
WERE ALWAYS EAGER TO EXPAND THEIR HORIZONS,
BUT THEIR BROTHER COSMO WAS A BIT MORE CAUTIOUS.
IT MAY HAVE TAKEN A LITTLE LONGER,
BUT HE FOUND HIS INNER EXPLORER.
AND THESE DAYS, THERE'S NO STEP HE CAN'T TAKE.
TODAY, THEIR NEXT BIG ADVENTURE BEGINS.
IT'S TIME FOR THE KITTENS TO MEET THEIR NEW FAMILIES.
[ MEOWS ]
SPUTNIK AND HIS SIDEKICK, FLASH, WILL BE ABLE TO STICK TOGETHER
AS THREE ADORABLE SISTERS
BRING HOME TWO ADORABLE BROTHERS.
AS FOR LITTLE COSMO, HE'LL STAY RIGHT HERE WITH MOM KATYANA,
WHERE THEY CAN HAVE ALL KINDS OF BRAVE ADVENTURES TOGETHER.
[ GOBBLING ]
OVER AT THE RESCUE HOUSE, THERE'S EXCITEMENT IN THE AIR.
SOME NEW RESIDENTS ARE ARRIVING,
AND EVERYONE IS EAGER TO MEET THEM,
INCLUDING TINY TUXEDO OREO,
WHO'S NOT SO TINY ANYMORE.
[ MEOWING ]
AS THEY START TO MAKE THEMSELVES AT HOME,
OREO NOTICES THERE'S ONE KITTEN WHO'S LOOKING A LITTLE LOST.
OREO KNOWS JUST WHAT TO DO.
THIS TIME, HE'S THE ONE LOOKING OUT FOR A TINY NEWCOMER.
ALMOST 12 WEEKS AGO,
OREO ARRIVED AT THE RESCUE HOUSE --
A LOST KITTEN WITHOUT A MOM TO GUIDE HIM.
BUT ALONG THE WAY, OREO MADE PLENTY OF FRIENDS
AND FOUND HIMSELF A FAMILY HE COULD BE PART OF.
TODAY, A NEW CHAPTER BEGINS.
HI.
OREO IS GOING TO HIS PERMANENT HOME...
HERE'S YOUR LITTLE KITTY. [ CHUCKLES ]
AWW, NICE CAT.
LIKE YOU REALLY LIKE HIM.
HE'S GREAT.
...WHERE HE WILL ALWAYS BE IN GOOD HANDS
WITH A NEW BEST BUDDY ALL HIS OWN.
BYE!
AT THE OCICATS' SUBURBAN JUNGLE, TINY HUNTERS LEO AND REX
ARE FINALLY GETTING THE HANG OF SHARING.
AFTER ALL, THERE'S PLENTY OF PREY TO GO AROUND.
MOM FRECKLES IS PROUD OF HER BOYS.
LIKE HER, THEY'RE JUST A LITTLE BIT WILD IN SPIRIT.
JUST 12 WEEKS AGO,
THE KITTENS CAME INTO THE WORLD A PACK OF HELPLESS NEWBORNS.
BUT WITH MOM'S GUIDANCE, A FEW HELPING HANDS,
AND A LITTLE BROTHERLY LOVE,
FRECKLES' KITTENS HAVE GROWN INTO GRACEFUL YOUNG CATS.
AND TODAY BEGINS THEIR BIGGEST ADVENTURE YET --
MEETING THEIR NEW FAMILIES.
HELLO, HELLO.
LEO AND REX WILL BE GOING TO THEIR NEW HOME TOGETHER,
WHERE THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF TOYS AND KIDS THEY CAN SHARE.
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