At last the long-awaited holiday arrived. Dasha turned five years old. From the very morning the birthday girl started receiving gifts and congratulations. The festive day flew by quickly with all the merriment, and it was time to go to bed.
The girl sat on the edge of her bed, looked over her gifts and said with a sigh: "How much I wish for a little cat, I would call her Tasya".
At that moment Grandma was closing the door to Dasha's bedroom and happened to hear her secret wish. In the morning, while her granddaughter was still sleeping, she went to visit her neighbour.
The neighbour's cat had recently given birth to kittens. The woman listened to Grandma's request and with great joy gave the birthday girl the most beautiful little cat.
As soon as little Dasha woke up — she immediately noticed a new box standing in the corner.
What's this? This box wasn't here yesterday, — with these words the girl hurried to open it. Dasha's joy knew no bounds when a small ginger kitten with white paws and striped sides poked its head out of the box.
Tasya! Tasya! How wonderful that you're mine now! — exclaimed Dasha and ran out of the room with the kitten in her arms to share her joy with the family.
Several months passed. Dasha and Tasya became such good friends that they were inseparable. The kitten grew quickly. She could already jump onto the windowsill by herself to warm up in the sun and look out the window. The older Tasya became, the more her interest in everything around her grew.
One day, while her granddaughter was at kindergarten, Grandma decided to bake pies. She turned on the oven and, to keep the kitchen cooler, opened the window slightly.
It's boring without Dasha, I need to pass the time somehow, — thought Tasya and jumped onto the windowsill to look out the window.
The fresh air from the open window beckoned Tasya outside. The kitten couldn't resist, cleverly squeezed through the gap and jumped to the ground. But it turned out that no one was waiting for her there… Although at first she was surrounded by sparrows, who just a moment before had been doing something in the grass.
Chirp-chirp! What's this wonder! — asked the youngest sparrow bravely, — You nearly fell right on our heads! Who are you?
Meow, I'm a cat, my name is Tasya. I live over there, — and she nodded towards her window.
Chirp-chirp! Brothers, this is a c-c-cat, — cried the brave one, stammering slightly. — Let's fly away from here while we're still in one piece!
And the flock of sparrows scattered in all directions, as if they had never been there.
Well, I wanted to play with them, but they all flew away, — sighed Tasya in frustration.
And the kitten went looking for someone to play with. She walked a few steps and met a butterfly. The butterfly was sitting peacefully on a flower and drinking sweet nectar.
Meow, butterfly, let's play tag! — Tasya said to her. — I'll chase you and you fly away. We'll have fun!
The butterfly wasn't pleased with the cat's offer to play. She quickly fluttered off the flower and flew away.
Well, another failure, — Tasya was upset and decided to lie down in the shade on the grass. She had just lain down when she heard some rustling. The kitten looked closely and saw a mouse crawling out of its hole.
Meow! — Tasya was delighted, — now I'll definitely play with her! She must be bored sitting alone in her hole, just like I'm bored without Dasha.
Tasya quickly ran towards the mouse, but the mouse quickly scurried back. The mouse sat in her hole, trembling with fear.
She hears Tasya calling her to play tag, but thinks to herself: "How cunning this cat is, she wants to trick me and eat me. No way! Mum said mice should stay far away from cats".
Tasya sat by the hole for a bit longer, but the mouse didn't come out.
The kitten didn't find anyone to play tag with and returned home in a bad mood. She climbed through the slightly open window, lay down on the windowsill and thought: "My Dasha is such a good friend: she feeds me, plays with me, and pets me. I'm so lucky to have her. I couldn't find a better friend! Meow, Dashenka! Come back from kindergarten soon. I miss you so much".
