Delightful Dilemmas

His belly rumbled. The large cat was hungry, his mouth watering from the delicious scent that wafted up his nose from the sea creature he held in his teeth. His tongue swiped over the shell, the tang of saltwater was disgustingly  bitter on his taste buds, causing him to cringe. As he thought about how he would pry the creature open, a voice so familiar penetrated his ear fur. Immediately he turned towards the voice, delight and happiness filling his green gaze. "Psh 'e wif oo!" He dropped his prize, moving over to his sister as he nuzzled each cheek. First left, then right, then butting his head under her chin as he purred. "It is nice to see you sister!He purred before stepping back.

He pawed the clam a bit, short claws scraping at the shell as he showed her. "I believe I have found what is called a 'clam.' But it seems I have run into a dilemma...I can't figure out how to open it. We didn't have these back home, so mother couldn't teach us." He sighed, eyes longing for the possibly tasty creature hidden inside. He would love to share it with his sister, but he had to figure out how to open it first. "The shell appears to be quite thick, so biting at it is impossible unless one wants to end up with broken teeth..." He looked at her, a puzzled expression on his face. Usually, he was well capable of figuring out problems. But this particular one he had yet to come across, and he needed help it seemed. "Have you any ideas?"