Julie Herckenrath

The next day, Caity headed out again to go tree climbing. But this time, she decided to climb an even bigger tree. A tree that was far from her home. A tree that only she knew about.

It was late in the afternoon and the sky was growing dark and stormy. What an adventure this would be! Caity was excited! She packed her little knapsack with snacks, a book and her Lizzie McGuire umbrella and headed towards the secret tree. She quickly climbed the branches as the thunder rumbled in the sky. Then it began to rain lightly. She arrived at the top branch just in time to see a large bolt of lightning in the sky. It was so cool! What an adventure this was! After finding the most perfect, comfortable spot, she opened her umbrella, pulled out some crackers and began to read her book. Once again she had lost all track of time.

Hours had passed before Caity looked up to see that the rain clouds had passed on. She knew she had better get down and go home for dinner! So she tucked her book back in her knapsack, collapsed her umbrella and began to climb down slowly. She was about halfway down when her foot got stuck on a large branch! Unable to break free, she panicked and started to cry. It was now dark and getting very late. Her mother would be worried about her. She just knew it! How would she ever get down? Not knowing what else to do, Caity cried out, “Kitty…here Kitty”. In an instant, the little cat appeared at the base of the big tree, meowing helplessly. “Oh Kitty, I am SO glad to see you…please…run home and tell my mom that I'm stuck in this tree…please HURRY”. Kitty nodded and ran off.