Page 18 - Highlights for Children (December 2017)

One time, my dog Sparky was
in the car, and he rolled down
AWESOME the window himself! Then he
stuck his head out the window.
Eva Magallanes
Age 8 • Nebraska
Animal My dad

was flying
Stories helicopter,
his toy

and it
We asked if your pets have surprised
ever done anything surprising, my cat. The
heroic, or wacky. We loved
cat jumped
your replies! Here are a few.
four feet
into the air
and did a
My grandmother was sitting backflip.
on the back porch and doing
things on her tablet. No-Tail, Trezden Dabel
her cat, jumped on her lap, Age 7 • Nevada
watching her press buttons on
the tablet. One second later, he I was looking for my
started pressing buttons, too. lost sock. My betta fish,
Pinkie, was swimming in
While she was texting, No-Tail her aquarium. She seemed
took her to the Internet!
Autumn Crabb to be trying to get my
Age 13 • New Mexico attention toward a lump
on my bed. I quickly pulled

Once, our cat was off my covers to see what it
lying under our see- One time, my was. It was my sock!
Elizabeth Longo Leonard
through glass table. I mom and I were Age 8 • Michigan
put a quarter on top. in my room and
Then our cat started then our dog
to try to get the came in with a
quarter from under
the table because it diaper on her
likes shiny things. head.
Mason Allridge Liza Rae Dockins
Age 12 • Utah Age 10 • Missouri

My pet’s name is Kasha. He says
My cat had a stare-
poems, and “I love you, Natali,”
down with a fox.
and so much more.
Alex Teich
Natali Gogoladze
Age 7 • Florida
Age 9 • Delaware
18 DECEMBER 2017