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LISTEN SACHA

It’s pouring with rain. Pressing his nose

against the window, Sacha is looking at the rain

fall down heavily. He can’t even see the garden

because it’s too dark outside. Sacha is an eight-

year old boy who is spending the summer vaca-

tion with his grandmother. Usually, he plays in

the garden. But today, he has nothing to do.

Sacha turns around. His grandmother is

watching television. But Sacha doesn’t want to watch TV. He sighs out of boredom while sitting

on the couch.

Suddenly, he hears a slight noise behind him. It’s Kitty, his grandmother’s pet. Kitty is a

beautiful, slender, black cat with big, green, almond-shaped eyes. Kitty perches gently behind

his neck. She rests her legs around his shoul-

ders, purring and sniffing the little boy’s ear.

Sacha laughs:

— Stop Kitty, your whiskers are tickling

me!

But Kitty continues to sniff. Suddenly, Sa-

cha hears a murmur:

— Sacha, are you bored?

— What? You can talk?

— What did you say, Sacha? his grandmother asks from afar.

— Hush, hush! whispers the voice in his ear.

— It’s me. It’s Kitty. Lie down, Sacha. Lie down and close your eyes...

Sacha lies down. He rests his head on the sofa’s arm. Kitty sits next to him.

— Kitty will tell you a story....

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