I read this story years ago and have no idea where it came from. I cannot attribute it because I only remember the gist of it ... but it's a great Pootie story.
A Linguist had a Siamese cat and learned to speak it's language.
One Christmas, his pet explained to him how cats created humans to be their servants. But now, the cat community has become disenchanted with humans because they have become so enamored of dogs. Because of this cats have decided to destroy the world and begin again.
Over the fold ... the rest of the story.
The Linguist's Siamese cat told him that the destruction of the world was about to begin. The Siamese complemented the Linguist for being such a faithful servant. Because of his service, the Siamese explained, the Linguist should be spared. That is, the Linguist should hide in the mountains for one year while the destruction was accomplished.
The Linguist did that. He lived in the high mountains for a year waiting for The Destruction to be completed.
After about a year, the Linguist met up with a mountain lion by chance.
He said, "So, how's the Destruction coming along?"
The mountain lion asked, "What are you taking about?"
Taken a bit aback, the Linguist replied by explaining the story he was told by his Siamese cat.
"Don't you know?" Said the mountain lion, "All Siamese cats are BORN crazy? But, now it's time for dinner!"