A Pet Reader

Chapter 34: The Cat and the Rat

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Aimed at beginning readers, this collection presents short poems and simple prose about household and farm animals, including dogs, cats, birds, poultry, horses, rabbits, and small pets. Brief anecdotes, descriptive pieces, and rhymes portray everyday pet behavior, care tasks, and gentle moral lessons about kindness and responsibility toward animals. Sections group similar creatures and alternate playful vignettes with practical tips for feeding, housing, and helping wildlife. Illustrative scenes and accessible language support early reading and introduce empathy for animals.

The Cat and the Rat

Once upon a time I had a cat.

He was a big cat.

One day he was in the house.

I opened the door.

The cat went out-of-doors.

After a while, he wanted to come back into the house.

He mewed and scratched at the door.

So I opened the door and let him in.

I was surprised because he had a rat in his mouth.

The rat was already dead.

But the cat wanted us to see the rat that he had caught.

I think the cat was proud of what he had done.