Dreams of a Kitten by Edward Drobinski - HTML preview

Dreams of a Kitten

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Huck and Tom waved at them, their faces lighting up with

friendly smiles. "Hey there! Mind if we join you on your

adventure?" Huck asked.

"Of course not!" Timmy replied. "The more, the merrier!"

With Huck and Tom on board, the adventure became even more

exciting. They shared stories of their past escapades, fished

for their lunch, and explored hidden coves along the river.

Stevie, being the curious kitten he was, discovered a secret

cave filled with sparkling treasures.

Tom told his story. “I was an orphan and lived with my Aunt

Polly and my half-brother Sid in the town of St. Petersburg,

Missouri, in the 1840s. I frequently skipped school to play or

go swimming. When Polly catches me sneaking home late on a

Friday evening and discovers that I had been in a fight, she

made me whitewash her fence the next day as punishment.

I persuaded several neighborhood children to trade me small

trinkets and treasures for the ‘privilege’ of doing my work,

using reverse psychology to convince them of its enjoyable

nature. Later, I traded the trinkets with students in my Sunday

school class for tickets given out for memorizing verses of

scripture. I collected enough tickets to earn a prized Bible

from the teacher, despite being one of the worst students in the