Disappearing Darcy

Disappearing Darcy — page 5 — place She wants to be good friends with me but sometimes she can be so annoying See Alfreeda L-O-V-E-S loves dogs That’s okay except she brags about them All The Time She puts down cats a lot too One day last month she said there were hardly any cat heroes in the world She acted like every dog was born wearing superhero clothes She even said a caring brave cat named Darcy wasn’t a hero Darcy was a guest at Tabby Towers that day Alfreeda said that cats are too selfish to do great things even Darcy Well That certainly made my claws come out Do you think a cat fight broke out Get cozy and I’ll tell you all about it

Disappearing Darcy — page 6 — It was the middle of June on a warm rainy morning Alfreeda Grandma Kit and I were in my grandparents living room We were getting ready for a magic show The show was going to start at four o’clock right there in that big room Lots of people had said they’d come I was going to be the magician I even had an amazing costume My sweet cat Bootsie was going to help with the tricks Bootsie is a super-calm cat She doesn’t mind a room full of strangers I knew she’d do a great job I’d already painted the inside of the Magic Disappearing Box black Grandpa Tom had

Disappearing Darcy — page 7 — built it Now I covered a small table with a red cloth I set three metal cups upside down on the table and hid a tiny metal bell under one of the cups I know that trick said Alfreeda She was busy painting the outside of the Magic Disappearing Box You show Bootsie where the bell is You cover the bell with a cup Then you move all the cups around She watches while you move them right Yeah I said Bootsie’s really good at this trick She tracks the bell with her eyes And ears No matter how many times I move the cups she touches the right cup with her paw when I stop A lot of dogs are great at that trick said

Disappearing Darcy — page 8 — Alfreeda They do a super job especially when you put a treat under the cup A dog’s sense of smell is way more powerful than a cat’s I wanted to say You’ve only been here fifteen minutes and you’re already bragging about dogs But I kept my mouth shut Grandma Kit was giving me the look She gave me that warning look a lot when Alfreeda was around It meant Tabitha be nice We’re neighbors You girls are my heroes for putting on this fund-raiser Grandma Kit said She sat on the couch sewing a button on my costume I love that the magic-show money will go to the cat shelter Lots of homeless cats will be helped

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