Then ZOOM! KittyGirl raced out of the bedroom, down the hallway to the front door. She was going so fast that Mousy couldn’t keep his little eyes open.

“Woah!” Mousy’s stomach felt like it had just fallen out. He opened his eyes. KittyGirl was going too fast down the hallway so when she got to the wood floor and tried to turn into the front room, she slid sideways. Mousy was holding on with all his strength, as KittyGirl tried to stop before hitting the front door.

SCREEEEECH! KittyGirl managed to stop just before hitting the door, and then, before Mousy could even take a breath, she zoomed off into the living room.

“Uh oh!” cried Mousy. KittyGirl was about to jump up into the window. Mousy had never jumped before, and was scared.

Suddenly all of KittyGirl’s muscles went tight, and then BOING! She jumped up onto the windowsill with Mousy still on her back.

Mousy finally let go and fell onto the windowsill. He lay there on his back and breathed hard for a moment.

“Wow.” Said Mousy. “Wow, wow, wow.”

KittyGirl was looking on the windowsill for her meow when she saw Mousy lying there with his eyes closed tight, and breathing hard.

“What’s the matter, Mousy?” asked KittyGirl.

Mousy said, “I have never gone so fast in my whole life! I was scared! And then FOOM! We jumped up into the window.”

“Well, you can open your eyes now, silly.” She said.

Mousy carefully opened one eye. Then he opened his other eye. Then he opened his mouth, and let it hang open.

“Oh! It is so beautiful!” Mousy said with amazement.

“What?” asked KittyGirl.

“The garden! I have never seen it before!” said Mousy.

“What do you mean? The curtains are open all day. You can see the garden any time you want to!” said KittyGirl.

“Well, yes. But when I look outside, all I can see is the sky.” Explained Mousy. “This is the first time I have been able to get up so high and see so much. The flowers are so beautiful! It is so different than the forest in the back yard!”

KittyGirl looked outside. The trees were beautiful. Red, yellow, blue and orange tulips grew next to roses and daffodils. The grass was a lovely shade of green.

It really was a pretty day outside.

“Yes, it is very pretty, isn’t it?” said KittyGirl. “But, unfortunately, I can’t eat trees, so we must find my meow!”

“You are right!” said Mousy. “I am sorry. I forgot.”

“That’s ok” said KittyGirl. “I remember now! After I told that squirrel to be quiet, I went around the house and checked that everything was safe and secure.”

Mousy was worried. “But you look everywhere when you do your security check! How will we ever cover all of that space?”

“We don’t need to! We have already checked the couch, the bathroom and the bedroom. That only leaves a few places” explained KittyGirl. “Let’s check under the stereo. I always start there.”

“Ok,” said Mousy, “but I am going to get down and go there by myself. You are too fast for me!”

KittyGirl laughed and jumped down. Mousy carefully climbed down the curtain and walked over to the stereo, where KittyGirl was standing.

“I am always checking under here” she explained. “There is never anything there, but I always check anyway.”

So the two friends crawled under the cabinet that the stereo was sitting on.

It was dark. There were wires everywhere. Dust was piled up in the corner.

“Be careful of those wires, Mousy!” said KittyGirl. “Those can be very dangerous!”

“Ok, I will” said Mousy. “Doesn’t all this dust down here bother you?”

KittyGirl nodded, “Oh yes. The dust always makes me sneeze. Uh oh...”

KittyGirl closed her eyes, and her mouth opened wide, “Ah...ahh...ahhhh....CHOO!”

Mousy hid his face under his hands as KittyGirl let out the biggest kitty sneeze he had ever seen! The dust flew everywhere.

Then, in the corner, Mousy saw something. “Hey! What is that?” he said, as he went over to look.

“What do you see, Mousy? Remember, be careful of the wires!” warned KittyGirl.

“I found something here. Hey! It is your meow!” Mousy exclaimed.

“You found it!” exclaimed KittyGirl.

“PHOO PHOO!” Mousy blew the dust off of the little meow box. “Yes! I have found it! This is it!”

“Here, put it back in” said KittyGirl, and she opened her mouth very wide.

Mousy reached inside KittyGirl’s mouth. “Umph. Er. Hmm. Squeak!” Mousy made funny little mouse noises as he worked inside KittyGirl’s open mouth.

Mousy stepped back and said, “OK. I think that will work. Try it now.”

KittyGirl swallowed hard, licked her lips and said, “MEEEEOOOOWWW!”

“It’s works!” they both cried.

“Oh this is wonderful, Mousy! Thank you so much!” cried KittyGirl, and she kissed him on top of his little mouse head.

“You are welcome, KittyGirl! It makes me happy to help a friend!” said Mousy. “Now let’s go see if it works on your person!”

“OK!” said KittyGirl.

Mousy and KittyGirl walked through the living room together (because Mousy wasn’t going to go for a ride like that again!), down the hallway, and into the office, where KittyGirl’s person sat working on her computer.

KittyGirl walked up behind her person, and looked back at Mousy, hiding under the cabinet.

KittyGirl sat up straight, took a deep breath, opened her mouth and said, “MEEEEEOW!”

KittyGirl’s person stopped working and turned around in her chair. “Well hello, KittyGirl! Where have you been?”

She picked up KittyGirl and started petting her. KittyGirl started to purr.

“Are you hungry, KittyGirl?” asked her person.

“MEOW” said KittyGirl.

“OK then! Let’s get you some food” said KittyGirl’s person. She put KittyGirl up on her shoulder, got up from her desk, and walked out the door.

KittyGirl looked down at Mousy hiding under the cabinet. He had a big smile on his face. “It worked!” said KittyGirl.

Mousy followed KittyGirl and her person down the hallway and into the kitchen. When Mousy got there, KittyGirl’s person was just walking out of the kitchen into the living room. So Mousy snuck into the kitchen.

“How is it?” asked Mousy.

“Oh, it is wonderful!” said KittyGirl. “Try some!”

Mousy stuck his little head over the edge of KittyGirl’s dish, and took a bite of her food.

“EEWWW! That is terrible!” cried Mousy. “It tastes like old fish!”

“Well I like it,” said KittyGirl.

“You can keep it” said Mousy, “I am going to stick to mouse food.”

KittyGirl finished eating, and Mousy saw her eyes were starting to close.

“Now I’m tired,” said KittyGirl. “So much excitement! And now my tummy is full. Today has made me sleepy.”

“I’m sleepy too,” said Mousy, yawning.

KittyGirl and Mousy went over to KittyGirl’s bed in the corner of the kitchen. KittyGirl climbed into bed, turned around once, and then curled up with her chin on her paws. Her eyes closed slowly.

Mousy crawled into bed next to KittyGirl, and pulled KittyGirl’s tail over him like a blanket.

“What an adventure we had!” said KittyGirl.

“Yes it was, KittyGirl. Next time be more careful when you sneeze. You don’t want to lose your meow again!” said Mousy.

“I will be more careful” said KittyGirl. “Good night, Mousy.”

“Good night, KittyGirl” said Mousy.

And the two friends fell fast asleep.

THE END