Carrot by
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Kristin B l a c k w oo d
One day Carrot woke up from her fifth nap of the day. She wandered outside and down to the bay.
On a fancy boat, called a yacht at the pier she saw a lovely cat with a bow on one ear.
Carrot would have a collar of diamonds and pearls. She would have tea every day at three with the girls.
If Carrot were that cat, she’d have her own plane. Stocked with only the best milk-flavored champagne.
The city with its buildings, some short and some tall would surely miss her, if she weren’t there at all.
Carrot
Written by Vanita Oelschlager
Illustrated by Kristin Blackwood “What’s a plain old house cat to do when she sees another living the life of pampered luxury on board a yacht? Why, dream of course! Of trips around the world. Of sumptuous foods brought right to her cushion. And then marriage to a prince! “But dreams give way to realities. Of the people who depend on her company. Of the familiar streets and haunts. Even of the old, sick mouse that she brings food to. “In the end, our Carrot decides that her life is really far richer than the isolation she sees with the white, fluffed and distant object of her initial envy.” Cinda Dehner NBPT (National Board Professional Teachers) Library Media Specialist, Twinsburg, Ohio Schools
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