Mallory's New Cat

by Annie, 4th grader

“Saw Annie?”
“Sue Anne.”
“Found a cat!”
“Is that so?”
“Yeah it...it’s cute.”
“I bet.”
“Saw Annie?”
”What!!”
“Can we keep it?
”No way!!”
“We really did find one.”
“Is that so?”
“It’s yellow and orange.”
”Mallory.”

Sue Anne turned around her hands on her hips. “ You’ve found lots of animals. Every one of ‘em you’ve found in someone’s yard.”
“No but we found it in the forest.”
“Which forest?”
“Whitsten Raleigh.”
“That’s someone’s yard.”
“Oh.”
Mallory turned around hopefully. “Saw Annie?”
“What?”
“The guy that owned Whitston Raleigh died last week.”