"A new kind of playing?" Sonja asked with her tail wagging.
"No, I'm going to teach you both how to read and write. It will help you understand things and let me trust you with tasks."
Momo's ears dropped. "This isn't going to be like eating with a fork, is it? Momo likes having her bowl on the floor."
"No, no, it won't be like that. Think of it as a good way to pass the time when I'm at work. It's an important skill to have."
Once the movie was done, I brought the girls into the kitchen and sat them down at the table. Gathering some pencils and paper, I started out by writing out the alphabet and showing it to them.
"See these? These are letters. When you put them in order, they form words and can be used to save messages and information."
Momo made some small swipes at the paper, daring the letters to show this amazing ability I had mentioned. Sonja just smiled and wagged her tail, dumb as a rock.
"Each letter has a name, which helps tell you what it sounds like." I put my finger on the paper and moved it down the line. "Their names are A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. Say those with me."
I read through the list again, saying each letter and having the girls repeat me before I moved onto the next. We did this almost a dozen times, making sure they had the names memorized. Then I started picking letters at random and having the girls give the names. It took a bit of time, but they soon figured them out.
"Ok, now, how about I show you how to spell your names? Momo, look at these letters and try to guess which ones are used. Sound it out."
I slid the paper over to her and she squinted at the letters. "Hmm ... oh ... mmm ... oh." She looked through the list, trying to remember their names. "Is it ... M-O-M-O?"
"That's right! Very good!"
I wrote her name down at the bottom of the paper. She stared at it, her eyes full of wonder and her ears twitching. "Momo is Momo," she whispered.
"Me next! Me next!" Sonja exclaimed.
"Your name is a bit harder and the letters sound different. Try and guess the first three letters, the "Son" part."
I gave her the sheet and she looked through it. It took her a moment, I could see her mouthing her name over and over again. "S-O-N!"
"Very good, your full name is S-O-N-J-A." I wrote her name down and she held up the paper proudly. "I'm Sonja!" she announced.
"That's right. Now, I'm sorry to do this, but I have to complicate things further. I told you that each letter has a name that hints to its sound, but not all letters sound like their name. Some can even have two sounds." You could almost see smoke coming out of their ears. It was impressive enough that they had gotten this far in one sitting. "Actually, how about we go for a quick walk, let you two air out?"
Sonja jumped up and rocketed outside, the idea of a walk making her drunk with happiness. Momo followed at her own pace, just glad to have a break. We set out into the woods, taking a path we had figured out since moving in. As usual, Momo and Sonja were naked, enjoying the summer air and sunlight. They didn't even mind being barefoot, walking on sticks and leaves as if they were wearing hiking boots. Right now, they were happy, but soon they would be begging for the clothes they hated so much. A part of me eagerly awaited the satisfaction of seeing them have to suck it up and face the cold with pants and sweaters. Though I would certainly miss seeing those bouncy titties 24/7.
"So why does Momo need to read?" the feline asked, walking alongside me as Sonja orbited around us.
"Well, I'm sure you get bored waiting for me to come home. If I could get books for you, you could read them during the day. I could get you books about cats."
Her ears twitched at the idea. "Hmmm, Momo isn't sure. Momo is busy during the day."
"Playing with yourself all day doesn't count as being busy." She looked at me as if I had just spoken in gibberish. "Besides, I'd like it if you and Sonja could start helping around at home. You know, I could leave you a list of things to do during the day. Maybe I could teach you two how to cook so you could make dinner."
Momo groaned. "That sounds like a lot of work."
"And that's why I'm asking you for help, because I can't do it all myself." I wrapped my hand around hers and kissed her forehead. "We're family after all."
"Hmmm, it's not fair when Master asks like that. Ok..."
"Good, then let's head back. Sonja, ready to go?"
Sonja was down on all fours, trying to fit her head into a hollow space under a tree. "Just a second!"
As hilarious as it was to see her bare ass sticking out with her tail standing like a lightning rod, I had to pull her away to spare whatever poor creature she was bothering.