Years ago, I had a dream about a square dance. That surprised me, as it was out of character. I was even more surprised, however, when the square dance caller cried out while playing a fiddle, "Dance around! Dance around! Dance around with a calico!" The dancers didn't question this. Each of them picked up a conveniently stationed calico cat and started dancing around with her. In the dream, I asked one of the cats, "Doesn't it startle the other calicos and you to have people pick you up and dance around with you?" She replied, inexplicably in English, "It does sometimes, but I don't question it. After all, 'Dance around with a calico,' is a decree I could have written."
It's interesting, in the spirit of a song, how people--and calicos--will sometimes respond.
