friday, june 2, 1944
j dear kitty,
"if yoing to the attic, take an umbrella with you, preferably a large ohis is to protect you from "household showers." theres a dutch proverb: "high and dry, safe and sound," but it obviously doesnt apply to wartime (guns!) and to people in hiding (cat box!). mouschis gotten into the habit of relieving herself on some neers or between the cracks in the floor boards, so we have good reason to fear the splatters and, even worse, the stench. the new moortje in the warehouse has the same problem. anyone whos ever had a cat thats not housebroken imagihe smells, other than pepper and thyme, that permeate this house.
i also have a brand-new prescription futers: when the shootis loud, proceed to the wooden staircase. run up and down a few times, making sure to stumble at least once. what with the scratches and the noise of running and falling, you wont even be able to hear the shooting, much less worry about it. yours truly has put this magiula to use, with great success!
yours, anne
m. frank
monday, june 5, 1944
dearest kitty,
new problems in the annex. a quarrel between dussel and the franks over the
division of butter. capitulation on the part of dussel. close friendship betweeter and mrs. van daan, flirtations, kisses and friendly little smiles. dussel is beginning to long for female panionship.
the van daans dont see why we should bake a spice cake for mr. kuglers birthday when we t have one ourselves. all very petty. mood upstairs: bad. mrs. van d.
has a cold. dussel caught with brewers yeast tablets, while weve got none.
the fifth army has taken rome. the city her destroyed nor bombed. great propaganda for hitler.