LOST CAT
mini CD LK/KR001
Produced
by Krabbesholm Hojskole, Skive, Denmark.
Text, audio and realization by Alejandra Salinas and Aeron Bergman 2003/2004
Full Text:
Kurt
sits late at night working on his computer. His wife and children are
asleep. He hears a scratching and calls for his cat.
Kurt: "Come Noboru, there is a mouse in the kitchen. Do what you
do."
The
cat is nowhere to be seen.
In
the morning two students sit outside sipping coffee on a bench.
Noboru the cat comes over and rubs against their legs.
Karl: "Hello Noboru. Been out hunting all night?"
Kajsa: "I heard odd noises last night"
The
cat looks scruffy, takes some affection briefly and darts into the bushes.
Morning
Assembly.
Kurt: "Good Morning. Has anyone seen my cat?
I left the door open last night and waited for him
to return, but he never came."
Karl:"Yes, we just saw him outside, he looked like
he had been out all night"
Kajsa: "He ran towards the harbor."
The
harbor, a rainy day.
Kurt whistles , says
"Come Noboru" and stands up straight and
unmoving.
Charlotte: "Don’t worry. He must be doing
something important. He will be back when he is finished"
They stand for a while and listen to the ropes ring
against the masts of the sail boats tied up in the
harbor.
Walking
around the halls, going through doors,
quietly listening for the cat, Karen says to herself:
"I
thought I saw the cat pass through here in the shadow, but now, nothing"
She
feels a chill, and goes quickly to find a room
with people.
Two teachers speaking in the dining room:
Aeron: "I haven’t seen Kurt for days"
Per: "He is sad about Noboru the cat. He goes
out at night to look for it, and spends the day looking through old books."
Bonfire
on a dark, fresh night.
Karl: "Some students have seen the cat out of the
corners of their eyes, but when they chase after it,
nothing is there."
They
all sit around the fire for a while watching
the wood crack.
Sandra:
"Maybe it is time to let the cat go."
Some students sit on the grass, they hear
singing in the background. Suddenly a
cat appears.
Karen:
"Hey look at that cat over there!"
"Come here little guy!"
Karen gets the cat in her arms.
Karl: "It doesn’t look like Kurt’s cat"
Line: "Noboru wasn’t brown at all"
Karen: "He might have changed, he was away
for a long time."
Karl: "These things happen."
Next
night in Kurt’s office. Kurt hears noises
in the next room. The cat, obviously not the
same cat, brings a dead mouse in his mouth
to Kurt and drops it onto the wood floor.
Kurt: "That’s a good boy, Noboru"
Kurt picks up the mouse with a newspaper,
opens the window and throws the mouse
into the deep night.
alejandra and aeron 2004