Love Is a Many Feathered Thing

**Love Is a Many Feathered Thing** is the eighth episode of *Fraidy Cat*.

## Synopsis

Fraidy is caught between a big dog and three huge female birds in an exotic bird shop who are smitten for him.

## Plot

Fraidy is searching for food inside the trash bins that are located near a place called Fresh Fish. Instead of expected fish, he finds lettuce and a fish bonepickled herring. While Fraidy is showing excitedment to eat his meal, a muscle-bound dog decides to bark at the Fraidy. The canine causes the scaredy feline to run away from him. The dog continues to bark, for he is asking for a speaking role and forgets about it, thus he goes for the pursue.

Fraidy is running from the dog and tries to find a place to hide. He stumbles upon a door opening for Fraidy to get in, so the cat moves there. It turns out that Fraidy wound up in the bird shop. While the dog is searching where Fraidy has went, Fraidy continues rushing inside until he finds himself inside a bird cage with three oversized cockatoos with the red bird welcoming Fraidy to Fred's Exotic Bird store. The she-bird introduces herself as Mary Tyler, then Mary admits she likes Fraidy. The cat asks about the bed time, then Mary Tyler explains that the local cockatoos are night birds.

The dog finds Fraidy's footprints near the bird store. Meanwhile, Mary hugs Fraidy despite he doesn't enjoy the hug. While the oversized cockatoo is performing to Fraidy, she mistakenly says "cockatoo" rhymns with "two", which causes to summon Kitty Wizard. The feline magic-user greets Fraidy, which causes Mary Tyler to notice the feline spellcaster. The unexpected distraction gives Fraidy the opportunity to escape: first, he sneaks sneaks towards the door as Kitty Wizard is given a smitten hug by the red obese cockatoo, then he stacks boxes to reach the window he selected as his escape route. The plan is foiled by the bark at by the angry dog, which makes Fraidy lose balance while attempting to land on the boxes. Fraidy exclaims that he thought that cats can always land on their feet. Then, Mary Tyler exclaims that both Fraidy and Kitty Wizard are cute, as Kitty Wizard is inside the birdcage with the two other large cockatoos. The feline spellcaster admits it not as bad, when one gets used to it. Fraidy apparently disagrees, since he requests Wiz to get him out of the inconvenient situation.

Kitty Wizard does as requested, partially because he has own appointments to attend, thus he makes both him and Fraidy disappear teleported outside of the bird store. Once outside, Fraidy wonders which is worst: the giant cockatoo or the dog. He's not aware of the dog sneaking behind of him until the angry canine taps his shoulder. As a result, Fraidy leaps back into the bird store out of fear, where Mary awaits. She grabs Fraidy when someone is knocking the door. Instead of reacting to knocking, Mary holds Fraidy to get him in the bird bath. Fraidy responds to the idea of bath by somehow fluttering in the air to the roof of the building, where a window is opened. The dog is hidden on top of the roof, where he manages to scare Fraidy. The cat falls back inside, near the birdcage to get out through the window. The dog continues barking at Fraidy in the window. As a result, Fraidy once again falls into the hands of Mary Tyler. Naturally, Fraidy wants to get out.

Mary Tyler tells him that they got five hours until the bird store is opened. Fraidy responds back that he can't believe that there are five more hours, then he realizes that he said the number "five". This summons for the first time in the series Fraidy's fifth life - Billy the Kit, who appears on top of the bird cage. The feline cowboy asks Fraidy what's the problem - Fraidy states to be reliefed to see Billy, then Mary wants him to join in the hugging. The feline cowboy would be out of the place. Fraidy explains his situation with the big dog outside and the oversized cockatoo inside; he calls them bushwackers who are tormenting Fraidy. The cowboy cat uses his lasso to get Fraidy out of the arms from Mary Tyler. In response, the giant bird asks if they come down. Billy casts his lasso on the big dog who is resisting the rope Billy hurled on it. The feline cowboy tells Fraidy that it's his opportunity to escape.

Fraidy runs to the door to find that Billy hasn't caught the dog, but he grappled a trash can. Fraidy attempts to close the door from the big dog who is attempting to go inside. Billy departs, while noticing he hasn't fully carrried his job out. Mary Tyler waves at Fraidy with a devious expression. Fraidy has now decided that he'd rather take on the dog than the giant cockatoo. He opens the door, letting the dog rush inside to get himself inside the cage with Mary Tyler and the two other cockatoos. As the dog is regreting his actions, Mary Tyler compliments the dog's cuteness and is apparently smitten with him. Fraidy is finally safe from the dog and Mary. He exclaims "He was a bird-dog and he didn't even know it?" and gives a quick chuckle as the episode is ending.

## Characters

* Fraidy Cat
* Big Dog (debut)
* Mary Tyler
* Other exotic birds
* Kitty Wizard
* Billy the Kit (debut)

## Trivia

* This episode marks the first appearance of Billy "Five" the Kit.
* The title of the episode is a reference to the 1955 movie *Love is a Many Splendored Thing*.
* This episode is one of the episodes where Fraidy achieves a success