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When God made the world, He chose to put animals in it, and decided to give
each whatever it wanted. All the animals formed a long line before His
throne, and the cat quietly went to the end of the line. To the elephant and
the bear He gave strength, to the rabbit and the deer, swiftness; to the
owl, the ability to see at night, to the birds and the butterflies, great
beauty; to the fox, cunning; to the monkey, intelligence; to the dog,
loyalty; to the lion, courage; to the otter, playfulness. And all these were
things the animals begged of God. At last he came to the end of the line,
and there sat the little cat, waiting patiently. "What will YOU have?" God
asked the cat.
The cat shrugged modestly. "Oh, whatever scraps you have left over. I don't
mind."
"But I'm God. I have everything left over."
"Then I'll have a little of everything, please."
And God gave a great shout of laughter at the cleverness of this small
animal, and gave the cat everything she asked for, adding grace and elegance
and, only for her, a gentle purr that would always attract humans and assure
her a warm and comfortable home.
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 A Cat's Prayer
Now I lay me down to sleep,
The king-size bed is soft and deep...
I sleep right in the center groove
My human can hardly move!
I've trapped her legs, she's tucked in tight
And here is where I pass the night
No one disturbs me or dares intrude
Till morning comes and "I want food!"
I sneak up slowly to begin
My nibbles on my human's chin.
She wakes up quickly, I have sharp teeth -
And my claws I will unsheathe
For the morning's here and it's time to play
I always seem to get my way.
So thank you Lord for giving me
This human person that I see.
The one who hugs me and holds me tight
And sacrifices her bed at night.
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