A hilarious Instagram video from @lion.kral.cattery shows what happens when you expect a cat to entertain a kitten, you learn a thing or two about working smart and not hard. The British Shorthair in the video has found the most comfortable way to entertain a kitten, and viewers seem to respect the method. This cat is the kitten’s “aunt,” according to her owner, and she knows playtime does not have to be tiresome.
Cat works smart not hard when it comes to entertaining kitten
The cat “aunt” in the video rests on the couch, appearing as though she has no intention of moving — and the only problem is that she has to entertain the kitten. But instead of putting in work, the cat calmly holds a fishing-style cat toy in her paws. Below her, a small kitten watches the dangling toy with full focus, and every time the toy moves, the kitten jumps up, paws in the air, trying to catch it.
And the adult cat barely changes position through it all. In fact, she does not even sit up properly and just moves the toy from her comfortable spot, letting the kitten do all the work. The on-screen caption highlights the same thing with, “My cat entertains the kittens from the couch, with zero effort,” while the caption under the video quips, “She did her best.”
Viewers agreed that the cat may have cracked the playtime code. One person wrote, “Working smarter not harder,” while another said, “She did the least.. but it worked,” and a third user called it “Definition of working smart not hard.” A viewer even jokingly asked, “Does she babysit humans?”
The funny part is that the adult cat may actually know what she is doing. Kittens love small and fast-moving objects because that kind of movement triggers their natural hunting instincts, so a dangling toy gives them a safe way to pounce and practice those skills. Hence, by the end, the cat gets to entertain the kitten without so much as leaving the couch.
