The Story of a Dog and a Cat One day I was out in our back yard. I was making a bird house. While I was working, I noticed a dog and a cat. The dog started to chase the cat. The cat put up her back, and ran away quickly. At first she ran in a zigzag way. Then she got on a fence. Next she jumped upon the barn near the fence. The dog barked and barked. The cat was badly frightened. She almost fell off the barn roof. She slid part way down, but caught herself on a shingle. The dog walked round and round. He must have wanted to make the cat dizzy. After a while, the dog gave up trying to make the cat come down. He went away. Then the cat came down. I picked up the poor kitty and petted her until she went to sleep on my lap. Why can not dogs and cats be friends like little boys and girls? Kitty didn’t know—neither did I. The Dog’s Food I feed my dog. After we have eaten our meal, we give doggy the food that is left. We always put his food on a saucer. Then doggy eats the food. Dogs like meat and bones. Our dog drinks milk, too. My puppy is fond of bread and milk. I saw one dog eat some salmon. A dog named Sport eats potatoes. Another dog, Skip, eats candy. He likes candy as well as I like it. One dog eats oatmeal. I think he knows that oatmeal is good for him. Still another dog likes apples. My sister’s dog eats cornflakes. One dog even likes beans. Once we saw a dog eating popcorn. Some dogs have to hunt their own food. But most dogs are fed by people who give them good food. All dogs should have water to drink and good food to eat. We take good care of our pet dogs. We feed them every day. [Illustration: Kittens and Cats] Willing to Help Six little mice sat down to spin, Pussy passed by, and she peeped in. “What are you at, my little men?” “Making coats for gentlemen.” “Shall I come in and bite off your threads?” “No, no, Miss Pussy, you’ll snip off our heads.” “Oh, no, I’ll not, I’ll help you to spin.” “That may be so, but you don’t come in!” [Illustration: Girl and cat] How My Kitten Plays My kitten plays with a string. I hold the string in my hand. I drag the string on the ground. Then I run as fast as I can. The kitten tries to catch the string with her paw. Sometimes she catches the string. Then she puts it into her mouth and runs away. Sometimes, when she runs after me, she stumbles and falls. The kitten can not always get the string. Sometimes I run too fast for her. Then she can not catch the string. I like to play with my kitten. I jerk the string quickly. Then kitty jumps. But she can not get the string.