She herself traveled in a comfortable basket with openings at the top,
which had been bought expressly for her. Often her master lifted her out
and held her in his lap for a while, so that the journey might not seem
long to her.
One day, when the usual preparations were going on, pussy seemed very
uneasy. She had a little baby kitten scarcely old enough to walk, and
she was afraid the kitten would be left behind.
At last she spied a box half full of dresses.
"There!" thought Mrs. Pussy. "That is a fine place for my baby. I can
hide it away under those dresses and it will be quite safe."
When the kitten was discovered, carefully tucked in among the silks and
laces, you may be sure that a place was found for it in the cat's
basket.
In a monastery in France lived a cat who always came to dinner when the
big bell rang to call the monks. One day she happened to be shut up in a
room alone when the bell rang, and the poor kitty had no dinner.
[Illustration: DRIVEN OUT By M Stocks]
As soon as she was set free she ran to look for her plate, but none was
there. Presently the monastery bell was heard, and when the monks came
to see what could be the matter, there was the cat hanging upon the bell
rope, ringing for her dinner.
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