Shady Cat and the Shiny Ball
The wind pushed at the tree and
Shady Cat was up late chasing shadows.
One in particular was quick and lively,
flicking through the grass,
jumping potted plants,
racing over rock and earth
So fast was the shadow that Shady Cat had to
run faster and jump higher than as she ever had in her whole life
Two times she caught it! Then a third!
But every time it slipped through her paws!
Finally it raced up a very tall tree.
The tree was so tall it, was taller than all the houses.
Shady Cat did not wait but ran right up the tree.
Shady Cats are very good climbers,
and not afraid of heights at all.
The tree was not only tall, it had a hundred branches
and a thousand leaves.
So full was it that Shady Cal lost the shadow,
but at the very top found a bright shiny ball!
It looked so fun she swatted at it until
it fell in the branches. She swatted it again
and it rolled from branch to branch, bouncing
and dancing its way down the tree!
All round thousands upon thousands upon thousands
of shadows flickers across the world while
Shady Cat chewed happily on the moon.
THE END