“A Kennel would have been a Better Decision”

“A Kennel would have been a Better Decision”

A bachelor, who for companionship owned a beloved cat for over 10 years,
plans a vacation to Iceland and entrusts the cat with his brother.

As soon as he arrives in Reykjavik he calls his brother and asks how his
cat is doing without him. "Oh, the cat? He's dead." said the brother
bluntly.

"I can't believe this!" yells the bachelor. "How could you tell me he's dead like that?"

"How else was I supposed to tell you?" the brother asked.

"Well you could have broken it to me gently." the brother went on. "When I
called today you could have said he is up on the roof but the fire
department is getting him down. Then tomorrow when I called you could
have said that he fell while they were trying to rescue him and broke
his back but, don't worry, the best vet in town was doing the surgery to
repair it. And then when I called the third day you could have said
they did all they could do but they couldn't save him."

The brother thought about this and says, "That does sound better than the way I said it. I'm sorry."

"Never mind," says the bachelor exasperated, "How's Mom?"

The brother replies, "She's on the roof but the fire department is getting her down."