You know the cat playing with his ball on the dock is sooner or later going to roll it into the water. This is where the word “inevitable” comes from. And once the ball is overboard, how does the cat ever get it back? Meanwhile, the fish are playing with it…
I’m told, by persons who know, that it’s not so easy to keep your fish pond going through the winter. You have to prepare the fish with a special diet, because you won’t be able to feed them if the pond freezes over; and if it’s shallow enough to freeze solid, it’s adios muchachos.
But if you do succeed–look at all the fun you can have, watching your cat try to get at the fish.