Page 19 - Highlights for Children (December 2017)

My pet cat,
Marshmallow,
once did
something totally
wacky. He sat in
my sister Penny’s
chair in her room
like a human.
Funny, right?!
My cat was playing in the grass in our backyard
Zachary McGarity
Age 8 • Texas
when a huge owl swooped down toward my cat. Our
family dog ran toward the owl and saved my cat’s life.
Ivy Stephens Etheridge
Age 9 • New Mexico
I taught my cat Sobeck how
to open doors. I’ve been teaching a chair during dinner. Just her eyes
My cat Simon jumped up to sit on
him since he was a baby kitten. and ears peeked over the edge. We
Now he also somehow gets into all laughed at my cat.
the fridge! Lexi Pollitt Aidan Naktenis

Age 11 • Illinois Age 7 • Connecticut

It’s funny When our cat Mittens was
when the piglets younger, all of her would fit
chase me at our in the sink. Now that she’s
family’s farm. bigger, her back paws rest
on the countertop. She bats
Tyler Ambrosh at the water and drinks it.
Age 6 • Wisconsin Saoirse Edmond
Ireland

Create Your

Own Game

Let’s play! If you could create your own
game, what would it be? It could be an
outdoor game, a board game, a video game,
or any kind. Tell us about your game, and
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