Official visit of Szaloncica and Wandering Gata To Madrid. 2

Accounts differ, but all testimonies agrees at least in the perennial presence of a cica in theTemple. La Venencia is the bar where the Sherrycica, the Goddess of Cica Consciousness resides, in José Echegaray street. She is the current incarnations of the Goddess. Other cats with different colours, most of them black, have lived in the temple. As such, the bar has not changed a bit in decades. The dust undoubtedly dates from the origins of time, or at least from the beginnings of the marketing in Madrid of sherry and all the different varieties of that Andalusian wines from the province of Cádiz. No other beverage is served in the Temple, and if anyone read what follows, it will be easy to understand the ritualistic reasons for its retail. In this spiritual liquid the sun of the Atlantic ocean shines, as in the eyes of the Goddess when she takes the liberty to look directly at you. In that instant the liquid gold becomes the sacrament of a mysterious communion, and the wisdom of the Cica consciousness is passed onto you. The pilgrims then, bathed in the holiness of the experience, can wander around Madrid, assured of the benefits of the protection of the Goddess. As an example, you can take the common and very civilised custom of serving tapas with every drinkin the bars of Madrid. For those initiated in the mysteries of La Venencia, the experience acquires a whole different dimension. In their various wanderings around the picturesque areas of the centre of Madrid, Szaloncica and Wandering Gata wisely took refuge in different bars and taverns. A beer here, or, specially, a vermouth there, refreshed them after their urban travels of shared discoveries But every time that a little tapa appeared in front of them, in the form of a small dish full of simple but juicy olives, or in the brutal form of a morcilla, or blood sausage, they knew that the offering was served to them with the utmost respect. The waiter always whispered, in a strong Spanish accent, a prudent and easily understandable “Miau!”.