Cheeky Cat Opened Tupperware All By Herself and Took a Bite Out of Each Cookie
A smug cat, a sealed cookie container, and a dining room floor covered in tiny bite marks, this story has all the ingredients of a perfect pet prank. Nellie, a food-loving cat with a talent for dog tricks, managed to outsmart a Tupperware container and help herself to her owner’s homemade cookies.
Her owner, Allison Riebel, tried to keep the treats safe after baking them for fellow volunteers, but Nellie had other plans. What happened next was equal parts impressive, sneaky, and very on-brand for a cat who clearly knows how to get what she wants.
By the time Allison realized what had happened, Nellie had already left her signature behind. Read on.
Allison is a volunteer at the Wildlife Medical Clinic of the University of Illinois, and she wanted to treat her fellow volunteers to some homemade cookies. Knowing Nellie was around, she tried to protect them and decided to seal them in a Tupperware.
The container seemed a safe enough place, impossible for a cat to open. Apparently, no plastic container is safe when Nellie notices treats.
The cunning cat somehow opened the Tupperware and, probably as proof of her victory, took a bite of each cookie, as if to say, “Nellie was here.”
Allison commented on this funny situation:
“Nellie somehow opened the container and took all the cookies out onto the floor.
The funny thing is, I know she took them all out separately because if she had just knocked them out of the container, the cookies would have broken. But they were spread out across our dining room floor with little bites taken out of each.
So she took them all out individually and did it quietly enough to avoid being noticed.”
This also echoes the cat who got revenge on her owner for failing to shower her with attention.
That is some serious cookie strategy.
Allison became aware of the theft when the cat knocked something over, prompting her to see what was happening.
She saw her cookies scattered all over the floor, each with bite marks on them. You don’t have to be Sherlock Holmes to figure out what happened.
Although Nellie was most likely aware that the cookies weren’t made for her, she was extremely pleased with her accomplishment, and a photo shows the cat smirking at her owner as if waiting for applause.
She knew exactly what she had done.
Allison continues:
“She did not seem guilty. She plays it off very well. It’s both infuriating and hilarious. She’s very proud of herself.”
Obviously, there is nothing this cat can’t do when it comes to food.
Some cats just refuse to be subtle.
For another cheeky showdown, see how the Redditor “stole” their neighbor’s cat.
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