Morris and the Cat Flap

Morris and the Cat Flap
Vivian French

Olivia Villet

Morris is a lovable, greedy fat ginger kitten. In this story he is afraid of the new cat flat, but how will he get his food which is inside the house, when he is outside! A Roaring Good Read for new readersMorris is a loveable chubby, lazy kitten. When a new cat flap is installed in the door, Morris is horrified. Morris is scared. It doesn’t bother his sister, Rose. It doesn’t bother his brother, Tom. But Morris is so scared that he leaves a little puddle on the kitchen floor, rather than have to go outside through the catflap. What Morris is scared of is losing his tail. He thinks the catflap will swing shut and chop off his tail.However, Morris does manage to get outside, but it will take a great deal of persuasion to get him back inside – a spot of well cooked fish might get him to budge.Lovely lively story, perfect for beginner readers, particularly those who love cats.

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Dedication

For dearest Tricia,

with love

Contents

Title Page

Dedication

Chapter One

Morris was ginger and white and very fat.

Chapter Two

After Morris had cleaned his whiskers he licked his paws.

Chapter Three

Mother Cat ate her breakfast and slid through the cat…

Chapter Four

Morris stopped thinking and sniffed. What was that? He sat…

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Chapter One

Morris was ginger and white and very fat.

“Morris!” said his big sister Rose.

“Look what we’ve got!”

Morris gazed round the kitchen.

Everything looked much the same as usual.

“What is it?” he asked.

Rose sighed. “Look at the door!”

Rose was right. Something very strange had happened to the back door. Morris sat in the middle of the kitchen floor and stared.

“What’s it for?” he asked. “Why is there a window in the door? We’ve got windows already. Big ones.”

“It’s not a window,” said Rose. “It’s a cat flap.”

“But what’s it FOR?” Morris asked again.

“It’s for us,” said Rose. “We can go outside whenever we like.” She bounced outside.

The cat flap shut behind her with a SNAP. Morris jumped.

“And,” said Rose as she bounced back, “we can come inside whenever we like. See?”

Morris didn’t see. His eyes were closed.

“Why are you sitting with your eyes closed?” asked Rose.

“I’m waiting for the SNAP,” said Morris.

“It won’t hurt you,” said Rose. “Come and try!”

“No, thank you,” said Morris.

“Suit yourself,” said Rose, and she bounced out again.

Morris went to see if there was anything to eat.

Mother Cat yawned, stretched, and sat up on the big chair.

“Morris,” she said. “What are you doing?”