Once upon a time, near the cornfield, on the corner of the north bend of the Ohio River, lived a mom,
dad and their 6 kids. They didn’t have many neighbors and the one’s they had were very kind. And every
kind neighbor had a pet or two.
Now all the neighbors liked the 6 kids but the middle boy, Thomas, was the most famous. He would
always be willing to help them with their roofs, or help them shovel their snow. And all the other kids in
the neighborhood used to love to try and beat him at races. But he always won, cause he was fast as
lightening.
He also loved helping around the house. He would mow the lawn and always feed their super dog, Dixie.
And Dixie the dog, would always look to Thomas for water or food. And of course, Thomas always
shared his food with Dixie…especially peas.
One day when Thomas the fastest 11 year old in North Bend was taking Dixie out, he heard a faint crying
Meow. He looked all around and couldn’t find the source. He didn’t give up searching and after a few
minutes Thomas’ friend, T-dog came over and was upset. Thomas, being such a thoughtful and caring
friend asked him what was wrong. And T-dog told him, his new kitty was missing.
Thomas said, ‘” hey listen, I hear a kitten crying, maybe it’s your kitty.’ T-dog and Thomas starting
looking again and up high in the tree was T-dog’s new little Kitten. He was stuck. T-dog started to climb
the tree but started to fall. He couldn’t reach the kitty.
T-dog ran off to ask a neighbor for a ladder, but the new kitty started to slip and Thomas knew that the
kitty would fall soon. So like the super athelete, he was. He climbed the tree, up and up, until he was
next to the kitty. And just as the kitty lost his grip on the limb, Thomas snatched him up.
Thomas was up high and the kitty was using his nails to hang on to Thomas and scratching him in the
process. But Thomas held that kitty tight and managed to climb down the tree. T-dog and the neighbor
watched him save the kitty. In the end, Thomas was the hero. Of course, it was no surprise to his mom
cause his mom always knew he could climb like a monkey and had the heart of a hero!