National Adult Literacy Database

November 15, 1999

Darla Cruickshank is a mother of four children, Patrick 16 years, Michael 13 years, Jeremy 11 years and Salia 4 years. She stays at home to raise and enjoy her children, "I believe I'm raising the next generation of leaders for our country. I think that is more important than any amount of money I could earn."

This story is dedicated to Patrick, Michael, Jeremy and Salia Cruickshank who love their cat very much and want her to be happy.

 

The adventure of Tigger and Bageera #1

by Darla Cruickshank
illustrated by Fish Griwkowsky

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Bageera was a cute little black and white female cat. She lived in a loving home with a mom, a dad, three little boys and a baby girl.

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Bageera loved her human family very much, especially the baby girl.

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Baby and Bageera loved to play together. They would chase each other around and bat at each other.

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Bageera even tried to teach Baby to eat from the cat dish and supervised when Mom gave Baby a bath.

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The family watched Bageera with Baby and realized she wanted babies of her own to love and care for.

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Bageera did not know any other cats. Dad decided to get a neighbour to introduce her cat to Bageera.

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Tigger was a big, fluffy, grey-striped male. He lived just down the block.

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One Saturday afternoon the neighbour brought him over, but as she reached the door of Bageera's house Tigger climbed over her shoulder, scratched her and tried to get away.

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She caught Tigger and brought him in. She introduced Tigger to Bageera.

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Bageera hissed, Tigger hissed! Tigger bolted, and up the door he went and hung from the screen.

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Tigger looked back at Mom as if to say, "Are you going to open the door or do I have to put a hole through the screen?!"

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Mom opened the door and Tigger trotted off home as proud as could be.

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Maybe Bageera and Tigger have to get to know each other better before they become parents.