Henry And Mudge And The Happy Cat

Henry And Mudge And The Happy Cat Henry And Mudge And The Happy Cat What Is It? One night Henry and Henry's father and Henry's big dog Mudge were watching TV. Suddenly Mudge ran to the door and barked. Henry's father opened the door. Sitting on the steps was the shabbiest cat Henry had ever seen. It had a saggy belly, skinny legs, and fur that looked like mashed prunes. Henry and Henry's father and Henry's big dog Mudge stood in the door and looked at the shabby cat. "Hey kitty,"

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Henry And Mudge And The Happy Cat



Henry And Mudge And The Happy Cat

What Is It?

One night Henry and Henry's father and Henry's big dog Mudge were watching TV.

Suddenly Mudge ran to the door and barked.

Henry's father opened the door.

Sitting on the steps was the shabbiest cat Henry had ever seen.

It had a saggy belly, skinny legs, and fur that looked like mashed prunes.

Henry and Henry's father and Henry's big dog Mudge stood in the door and looked at the shabby cat.

"Hey kitty," said Henry.

"Are you sure it's a kitty?" said Henry's father.

"It might be a stray," Henry said, petting it.

"It has to be," said Henry's father.

"That is the shabbiest cat I have ever seen."

He carried the cat into the house while Henry and Mudge followed.

Mudge's tail was wagging hard.

"This cat looks like mashed prunes," said Henry. "But it's nice."

"Nice for a disaster," said Henry's father.

The three of them watched as the cat drank three bowls of milk in a row.

"Can it stay?" Henry asked.

"Only until we find a home for it," said his father.

He looked hard at the cat.

"Do you think it knows it's that shabby?" Henry's father asked.

Mudge was licking some milk from the visitor's chin.

"Mudge doesn't know,'' Henry said. "Mudge likes it."

"Yes," said Henry's father, "but Mudge also likes turkey gizzards."

A Good Mother

In one week the shabby cat turned into a happy cat.

It loved three things about Henry's house.

It loved the towel closet. It loved the bathtub.

And it loved Mudge.

In one week the shabby cat had become Mudge's mother.

It washed Mudge all the time.

It washed Mudge's ears. It washed Mudge's eyes.

It even washed Mudge's dirty feet. "Yuck," said Henry.

The cat also made Mudge use good manners.

Mudge had to wait his turn at the water dish.

Mudge had to share his dog toys.

Mudge even had to share his crackers.

But Mudge didn't mind, because Mudge loved the cat, too.

Henry's mother and Henry's father wondered what they would do with the cat.

They liked it.

But taking care of Mudge was like taking care of five dogs.

They didn't want any more pets.

Henry's mother decided to make posters to find a home for the cat.

Henry helped her.

"Don't put the cat's picture on them,'' said Henry's father, "or we'll have that cat forever."

Henry and Mudge walked around town with the posters.

They put one in the grocery store and one in the drugstore and one in the record store.

They put a lot of them on trees. And Mudge ate one by mistake.

The posters didn't say anything about mashed prunes.

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