Wendy the
cat was curled up tight, sleeping. She must have heard
the refrigerator door open because she lifted her head
and opened her eyes wide, rolling them around
to catch sight of everything in the room. Then she
pulled back her ears, listening
carefully as the food was placed in her food dish. This was just too much
for her curiosity. Wendy slowly got up on all four feet
and took a few steps. She
stretched her two front legs out on the floor and even
spread her toes, showing her claws. Then she
stretched out her two back legs while standing
on her front legs.
Hearing her food dish again, Wendy scurried into the
kitchen to a tuna surprise. She sat and chewed.
Wendy thought it was great as she licked her
lips and washed her face with her front paw. Wendy
walked over to the door and began
meowing, trying to say she wanted to go outside. The cat
meowed again and rubbed her
shoulders against the wall.
Wendy hurried out the door and sat turning her
head all around to see what was happening. Her nose began to
wiggle. She smelled something - a squirrel! The squirrel
saw the cat and ran up the nearest tree. Wendy dashed
across the yard and climbed up the tree trunk,
stopping suddenly to check on the location of the
squirrel. She spotted it up on a higher branch. Wendy was thinking hard;
her tail was wagging wildly. The cat
climbed to a higher and smaller branch. She
walked as if she were on a tightrope, putting one
foot in front of the other. The squirrel had disappeared, so
Wendy turned her head all around looking for an easy way
to get down. Suddenly she let out a horrible meow. Wendy sat
on the shaking limb, sad, and meowing as loud as
she could for help. She was afraid to climb back down the tree. Wendy had
to be rescued with a ladder. Poor Wendy!