The Wasp

I was only trying to have a little fun at The Owner's expense and it all sort of ganged up on me. It has been a little on the warm side here these last few days and as always on such occasions The Owner wanders home for an extended lunch and grabs a book, a towel and a beer and makes for the garden to cook himself. This is always the cue for much mirth and merriment as I try and get on the towel with him and he tries bravely to fend me off. He always wins on such occasions but its fun trying. Yesterday he won as usual and I had to lay on the grass which hardly befits one with breeding such as me, so every time he reached to turn the page I would stuff my nose under his hand which seemed to displease him so mission was at least in part accomplished. I then opted to roll on my back onto his book and breath in his face. Oh what fun! He didn't like that either. I was building up to the tail flick to knock the beer over when this strange looking creature crawled on my nose. Black spots on a red shell it had. Well I went a little boss eyed to see it on the nose but apart from a little tickle it wasn't too bad..... and then it bit me! Well I ran off, partly in surprise and partly in disgust, and found myself somewhere in the shade to lie until my nose had stopped hurting. After a while, The Owner went for another beer from the fridge so I sneaked back out and laid on his towel while he couldn't see me. Now that was fun because I knew it would get some less than favourable response from The Owner but not the one I was expecting! In the kitchen roof is a wasp nest and one of the .......... sorry I nearly used a word then that I shouldn't...... No I cannot find a more suitable one! One of those sneaky bastards crept up and stung me! I am sure he was working at the behest of The Owner although I didn't see The Owner put it up to the job. This morning I have one ear normal and the other the size of a football and raging ear ache. I am not feeling very charitable today so watch out!