Feline and Canine Rivalry

     Long, long ago, when the universe was first created, Catna, the goddess of the sky, and Doggia, the god of the earth, ruled. Catna, of course, governed the sky and Doggia the earth. The world was empty and desolate, without anything to inhabit it. Stretches of vast wasteland covered the earth and dusty winds blew across the barren land. Layers of dust  were disturbed as the winds rushed across them. A tear fell from Catna, for she felt despondent because nothing at all lived in the world. Moon, feeling bad for Catna, granted her wish.
     As the tear fell onto the ground, magically, a little white creature appeared, opening her mouth to let out a little mewl. Then the creature blinked open her eyes for the first time to the world around her. Two little tufts of fur tapered into gentle points that were her ears. Her head narrowed into a muzzle with a triangular nose that was pale pink. Whiskers sprouted on her muzzle and a tail, long and delicate, curled up at the end of her slender body. She stood up on her four paws and fuzzy white fur covered her from head to toe. Razor-sharp claws grew from every toe on each of her paws, perfect for tearing prey. The creature stretched open her jaws again in a yawn. Little rows of sharp teeth glinted in the light.  Catna smiled, her eyes brimming with happiness, and joy coursed through her, making the stars shine ever brighter. Catna named the little creature "cat" for herself. Feeling lonely, the white cat created plants to share the world with her. Soon, the white cat's plants covered the once-barren land. Flowers stretched their heads to the Sun and leaves glistened with dew in the early morning sunlight. Palm trees grew in oases and daisies popped up amidst the blades of grass,  thin strands of fuzzy green fur that grew in huge numbers.
     Doggia, wanting someone to accompany the lone she-cat, went to Moon. He trotted up the rainbow trail to Moon's house. As he arrived, Doggia requested for another creature to be made, one that was named after him. Moon consented and a little sculpture sculpted out of clay was animated. The creature had two drooping ears the hue of the dusty ground and a longer, narrower muzzle than that of the cat's. Longer and larger legs were attached to a more muscular body. A swishing tail wagged at the end of the creature. It was named "dog". The dusky brown dog and the white cat were good friends. And their offspring were too, until one day...
     A dog with a black-and-white coat, sat on the smooth and comfortable grass. She and another, a pomeranian dog with gray fur and eyes the color of the midnight sky, were eating their meal. The gray pomeranian was ravenously gulping down a squirrel. The black and white one was quietly munching a plump rabbit. A bush rustled in the peaceful clearing, and the black and white dog turned around, curious. Nothing moved. Not a leaf or a blade of grass. The lush glade was unusually silent. The wind was still and everything was just quiet. She stopped eating and glanced around. Dogs were all biting into their food and chatting. No one seemed to see anything wrong. It's probably just my imagination. The dog concluded.
     Just then, a cream-colored tom burst through the foliage surrounding the clearing and screeched out a challenge.
     "You have stolen our new-born kits! We want them back, you thieves. To think that you would turn on you friends so quickly when we had been allies from the time before time. You aided the foxes in stealing our kits! You will pay. Attack!" a tom with eyes smoldering with rage yowled.
     Cats crashed into the clearing in all sides, launching themselves into the hectic fray. It was chaos as dog fought cat and cat fought dog. What has happened? We were friends a moment ago! The white and black dog, confused, thought in horror. Then a cat leaped at her and clawed her with its sharp claws. With a bark of anger, she thrust out all four paws and pushed the cat off her. Baring her teeth, she bit into the cat's leg and let go as it begged for mercy.
     " Doggia, save us!" A dog wailed as another fresh row of cats stormed into the glade. Fur flew everywhere and the hot rank of blood hit her nose.
     Up above, Doggia and Catna looked down at the battle raging below. Sadness spread in Catna's face and Doggia's tail swished back and forth. Furious, Doggia shook with anger, The whole world shook as Doggia yelled out his rage.
     Back below, the feuding cats and dogs stopped abruptly and broke apart as the earth shook. A crack in the earth appeared between the two animals. Trees were uprooted and fell with crashes. Flowers swayed and raindrops pelted them from above as Catna expressed her sorrow. Both animals fled from the spot.
     To end all the bloodshed, Doggia enhanced the dogs' sense of smell. With a keen sense of smell, the dogs  would be able to smell the cats when they came the next time. Catna made sure cats could leap high to evade the dogs. They could do nothing to the gap between the two, but could at least ensure that there was as little bloodshed as possible.
     From then on, dogs had a keen sense of smell and cats could jump very high.