Gleeful Kitten Realizes Delicate Thing Not Nailed Down

INDIANAPOLIS - Leaping onto a nearby ledge Wednesday, a 10-month-old kitten came to the satisfying realization that a delicate-looking thing - seemingly made of a material capable of shattering into hundreds of pieces - was not, in fact, nailed down.

Sheepishly tapping his front paw against the 3-inch shimmering object, George - the pet cat of Rachael and Andrew Dalton of Indianapolis - wagged his tail with what sources believed to be utter delight, as the thing in question moved an inch nearer to the edge of the window sill.

"That damn kitten came this close to breaking that makeshift vase I bought last week," said one of the feline's masters, Mrs Dalton. "That's the last fricking time we let George loose in the bathroom."

Despite repeated warnings from his human overlords, George nevertheless resumed his fascination with the thing early this morning after Mr Dalton accidentally left the bathroom door open before leaving for work.

Finally achieving his main objective by pushing the thing off the ledge and letting gravity take care of the rest, the kitten is believed to have scarpered into the bedroom after being introduced to the unexpectedly threatening sound of glass shattering against the bathroom floor.