The Gray Cat and the Brown Dog

I was born in spring, in a warm box near the door. I am a small gray cat with one white ear.

On my first day outside, I saw a big animal. A dog. He was much bigger than me.

I was afraid. I made my back big and my gray fur stood up. But the dog did not move. He just looked at me with kind eyes.

Slowly, slowly, I came near. I touched his nose with my white ear. The dog was warm, like my box.

Now the dog sleeps near me every night. I am small and gray, and he is big and brown. But we are family. And I love my big brown dog.