A Bedtime Story for Lucas: The Story of Minnie

Part II - Humans Must Find Homes, Too

Minnie came to live with the boy and girl, in what they considered to be a very small apartment. But Minnie was a little cat, and to her every place in the world was exciting and huge! There was only one teensy-weensy little problem with this new home, and his name was "Big Meats". Big Meats was a huge brown cat who was not at all happy to see Minnie come into HIS home.



"Go home!" he'd hiss, and whump his tail back-and-forth ferociously. "B-b-but this IS my home now...I thought?" Minnie would stammer. Like before, Minnie didn't really like this other cat. But, the humans had brought her home to be with him, so she thought "I will do what I can to be friends with Big Meats. After all, I don't want to bother the humans or they'll send me away."

Very shortly after Minnie came to live with the humans, the girl fell ill. "Oh no!" Minnie cried, "Was it something I did?" Big Meats didn't seem to care about the girl's illness, so Minnie felt it was her duty to make sure the girl was okay. She'd rest by her all day and all night, with a watchful eye.



Big Meats saw Minnie's dedication to the girl, and even though he couldn't be bothered to watch over the girl himself, he thought better of Minnie and began to like her more each day. Before long, things started to change. Soon, Big Meats and Minnie became the best of friends. The girl got better, and grew into a woman, and the boy grew into a man.

One day, the humans decided it was time for a great big change. They packed away all of their things, and more people showed up to help them. Minnie and Big Meats were both very scared, so they huddled together and watched the frenzy. "What's going on?" Minnie asked.
"I've seen this before, but only once," Big Meats replied, "It's called moving. We're going somewhere new. I wonder if the next place will be bigger like last time!"
Minnie thought to herself, "I sure hope they don't forget about us!" But of course they wouldn't forget. The man and the woman loved Minnie and Big Meats, and together they were a family.



Big Meats was right, and in a big way. This new home was HUGE and BEAUTIFUL. It had all the space they could ever want to run and play, and lovely things to admire outside. Minnie recalled the long trip to the new home. "Do you think we'll ever move again, Big Meats?"
"No" he said, "This time was different. I think this is our forever home."