| Sammy is a Siamese cat and that's why I call her | | | | the box with her kittens. |
| "Siamese Sammy". She belongs to Gina, a freckle | | | | "Those are MY kittens Lacy and I'm coming over to |
| faced girl that lives in the house behind mine. Well, | | | | get them!" she hollered. |
| Sammy is supposed to live there too but, she likes | | | | I ran inside to tell my mom but she said there was |
| to sleep in our backyard because my big sister has a | | | | nothing we could do. |
| garden of giant sunflowers. My sister Danielle gets | | | | Siamese Sammy was Gina's cat and we would have |
| really mad when she sees me and Sammy sleeping | | | | to give her the kittens too. |
| there. She always yells the same words like a broken | | | | Gina took the little family home and I went to my |
| record, "Lacy, get that cat and get out of my | | | | room and cried into my pillow. Mom tried to make me |
| flowerbed!" She thinks we're "ruining" her precious | | | | feel better by explaining why Gina owned the kittens |
| flowers. Danielle thinks Sammy likes the shade from | | | | and Siamese Sammy. But I didn't care what she said, |
| the flowers and that's why she sleeps in the garden, | | | | I didn't feel better. Then we heard a loud meowing |
| but I think she hates to go home because Gina isn't | | | | at our back door. It was Sammy! |
| very nice to Sammy. | | | | She had brought one of her kittens back to our |
| Gina doesn't take care of Sammy, she says Sammy | | | | house and laid him by the backdoor. We got another |
| can take care of herself. I feed Sammy everyday | | | | box from our garage and put another soft blanket in |
| anyways and I pet her to make her happy and hear | | | | it. When we put the box on the back porch, Sammy |
| her purr. I know Sammy likes it when I feed her | | | | had carried two more kittens from Gina's house to |
| because she eats anything I give her. She even likes | | | | ours. We watched her leave and return until all six of |
| cheese! Everyday when I give Sammy a kitty treat, | | | | her kittens were safely in the box. Then she climbed |
| she acts like she is starving. | | | | in the box with them and went to sleep. |
| I even take the ticks off her with tweezers and | | | | Later that afternoon, here came Gina again |
| brush her with flea powder once a week. I think she | | | | demanding her kittens and Sammy. I told her she had |
| likes having the ticks taken off but, she tries to run | | | | to bring the first box that we put the kittens in and |
| away when I get the flea powder. | | | | then she could carry them all home together. I didn't |
| She loves it when I hold her and sometimes Sammy | | | | cry this time when Sammy left because I knew she |
| and I both fall asleep together in the grass right next | | | | would be back. |
| to the huge sunflowers. Danielle won't yell at us if we | | | | That evening just before dark, here came Sammy |
| stay on the grass and out of the flowerbed. | | | | with her kittens one by one. I put them in the box |
| Then one day when I tried to pick Sammy up to | | | | with the soft blanket and set the box in my room |
| hold her, she hissed at me and tried to bite my hand. | | | | beside my bed. Mom said it was okay. |
| I ran crying to Mom because I thought Sammy didn't | | | | The next morning, here came Gina. |
| love me anymore. My Mom said Sammy was going | | | | "You stole my cats again didn't you?, she snarled. |
| to have kittens and not to pick her up for awhile. | | | | "No, I didn't, Gina, Sammy brought them back here |
| She told me that Sammy still loved me and I could | | | | because you're so mean!" I shot back. |
| tell because when she bit my hand, it didn't really | | | | I'm telling my mom that you won't give me back my |
| hurt. Mom said that was Sammy's way of telling me | | | | cats," she snapped, then you'll be in trouble!" |
| that she didn't want to be picked up. Mom started | | | | I watched her run until she disappeared around the |
| taking care of Sammy with me so I could still be with | | | | corner. |
| her and not make her mad at me. She said | | | | I went inside and told my mom what happened. |
| sometimes you just have to be a mom to know | | | | She called Gina's mother right away. It felt like they |
| how to take care of one. | | | | talked forever! |
| Sammy let my mom rub her back and her tummy. | | | | When mom finally hung up the phone, Gina's mother |
| She let me pet her head and smooth her tail. It made | | | | was more than happy to give Sammy with all of her |
| us both happy. | | | | kittens to us! She was moving in two weeks and |
| It was almost 2:00 O'clock in the morning when my | | | | couldn't have any pets in her new apartment. She |
| mom heard Sammy meowing really loud in our | | | | was going to tell Gina that very afternoon. I was so |
| backyard. I heard her too and Mom let me go with | | | | happy I almost cried! |
| her outside looking for Sammy. After a few minutes, | | | | The next day after work, Gina's mom brought over |
| we heard a tiny little meow coming from a rose bush | | | | Sammy's food and water dishes and several cat |
| next to the sunflower garden. Sammy's first born | | | | toys. I put everything in my room so that I could |
| kitten was stuck in the bottom of a rose bush and | | | | make sure that Sammy and her family had |
| Sammy couldn't help him. Mom saved him from the | | | | everything they needed. |
| thick thorns and put him in a box with a warm | | | | Mom said just for one night, it was okay, until we |
| blanket in it. Then she put the box right next to | | | | could make them a more permanent home in our |
| Sammy so Sammy could see that her kittens were | | | | garage. For the next several weeks, our garage had |
| okay. I got to stay with Sammy until all six kittens | | | | become a kitty playground. Soon they were old |
| were born. | | | | enough to explore our backyard. |
| She had one that was white as a snowflake, one | | | | "Lacy, look at the kittens playing in my flowerbed!" |
| that was white with gray ears and tail. She had one | | | | my sister hollered. |
| that was just like her, brown spots and all! Then she | | | | "Aren't they the cutest things you've ever seen?" |
| had a light gray one with white on his paws, a black | | | | I couldn't believe it! She was letting the kittens run |
| one with white on his chest and one was all dark | | | | and play all through her flowerbed and she was |
| gray. | | | | happy about it! |
| Mom gently lifted Sammy and put her in the box | | | | "Does this mean that Siamese Sammy can be in your |
| with her kittens. Sammy went to sleep while she let | | | | flowerbed too?" I asked. |
| her kittens nurse. Mom said every mother goes to | | | | Smiling she said, "Since my sunflowers are over five |
| sleep after having a baby, even animal mothers. | | | | feet tall now, I think it's okay to let Sammy and the |
| Then we went to bed too. | | | | kittens play in the flowerbed." |
| Later that morning, Gina was peeking over our | | | | I jumped on her with a big hug, "I love you Danielle!" |
| backyard fence as usual when she saw Sammy in | | | | "Get off me Lacy!" She teased, hugging me tight. |