Two little girls find and rescue a near-drowned kitten in the woods, revive it, and bring it home to nurse. One child becomes so absorbed in caring for the pet that she neglects her lessons and fails to help prepare a warm petticoat for a poor old woman. The tale moves between scenes of outdoor play and domestic responsibility, showing compassionate action alongside the dangers of misplaced attachment, and it delivers a moral that devotion to God and to fellow humans should come before affection for animals.