It was Jenny’s 3rd birthday and all she wanted was a cat. She’d never met a cat, never held one, but she’d seen pictures and her friend at nursery had one. And that was all she wanted.
Mummy and daddy as their cat had recently had a litter of kittens who were now ready to leave.
Jenny was so excited, she would get to choose the kitten herself. They were all in the kitchen and Jenny walked around the kitchen table looking at them. There was one black and white one who was sitting all alone, next to the table leg. “I want this one.”, she said as she grabbed it and picked it up. “This is Fluffy Cat.”
They put Fluffy Cat into a box and drove home, stopping briefly at her grandparents.
“I’m staying in the car with Fluffy Cat,” Jenny said. With windows and doors secured Jenny let Fluffy Cat out of the box. She had very sharp claws but a pretty smiley face. Fluffy Cat wandered around the car, followed closely by Jenny who made sure she didn’t get into any trouble. Then they sat on the back seat together, Fluffy Cat settling down on Jenny’s lap. That’s when Fluffy Cat started making a very strange sound. Jenny hadn’t heard it before and was frightened. She didn’t know what it was. Plopping Fluffy Cat back in the box, Jenny quickly left the car and ran up to her grandparent's door.
Safely inside Jenny burst out crying “I broke the cat!” she sobbed.
“What on earth do you mean?” asked everyone, concerned.
“She’s making a funny noise. I didn’t do anything, I promise. It sounded like rrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.”
Then everyone started laughing. “Oh, my dear Jenny, the cat is purring, she is happy she likes you,” said Gran.
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