Sarah's Cat

• Tara Johnston, Grade 2
• Short Story
• 2008

Sarah's cat is greedy. She couldn't stand it. "I have to put my cat up for sale!" she said. One day a friend came to see Sarah. She said, "Is this cat for sale?" Sarah said, "Yes, you canhave her. She's all yours." She went off with her. "I will call you Megan,"she said to the cat. At dinnertime, Negan the cat didn't move a muscle. She was sad. She missed her old friend. Sarah missed her cat too. She decided to get another cat. She called this one Megan too. She was happy for a long time. Then one day Megan was killed and Sarah was sad. She had run out of money. She tried to buy another cat, but she couldn't do anything. She decided to sell some of her things. She decided to get a dog because dogs are funnier than cats!