The Recreation of Animals Part Sixteen

The Recreation of Animals, Part Sixteen:

Ten years later they arrived.

It was a small planet but it was a robust planet. There were thousands of species of plants and animals.

Over the ten years in outerspace, Frieda, Bernadette and the cat had become close. They were a family now.

They built a home together on the edge of the ocean. They all finally felt sun.

“We will take care of everything here.” Frieda said solemnly, “We will be gentle and kind and selfless.”

On planet earth, the animals that Bernadette’s created roamed the icy planes. The animals lived in Bernadette’s enclosure and they created more animals from Bernadette’s scraps.

Thousands upon thousands of years later, the ancestors of Bernadette’s animals survived. The planet had tilted in a different direction and the snow had mostly melted. There were oceans and forests and sunshine again. There were animals both robotic and real. Things were evolving from sludge. Life was abundant again.

On the last night of Frieda’s life, she dreamed about the sea and stars.

On the last day of Bernadette’s life, she dreamed of animals both real and imagined.

On the last day of the cat’s life, her soul left her body and traveled back to earth, where she was born as the first human being of the second generation. After being born, after breathing and crying, she opened her round eyes and saw blue sky. She could hear the water from the sea splashing the shore. She could feel dreams swirling around in her developing mind. Someday, she would grow up and learn to be gentle with the earth. She would learn to cherish the sun by laying out in it, like a cat on a sunny afternoon.