In the Box

Tom was playing with his sisters. The three kittens played in the yard.

They chased butterflies. They played tag. But soon Tom got bored.

Tom looked toward the gate. “ Hmm, ” he thought. “ What's that?”

Tom crawled under the gate. “ Where are you going, Tom?” Moppet asked. Tom did not answer. So Moppet crawled under the gate too.

Mittens frowned at Tom and Moppet. “ Don't go near the road! ” she said.

Tom and Moppet ran toward the road. “ Mittens! ” Tom said. “ Look what we found! ”