Kitty looked along the row of cakes, past the lemon cake with the white icing. At the end was an empty stand labeled CHOCOLATE CAKE.
“You’re right!” Cleo nodded approvingly at Figaro. “Many visitors and staff come to have a morning coffee and a pastry, and they’ll spot the statue right away.”
She jumped up onto the counter and lifted the lid of the cake stand with her teeth.
Carefully, Kitty placed the Golden Tiger on the stand. Remembering the legend, she wondered if the statue knew her heart’s desire. She touched its paw, and for a second the tiger’s emerald eyes glowed in the dim light. Kitty smiled to herself and a tingle ran down her spine.
Cleo replaced the lid. “Quickly! We mustn’t be found here.”
Kitty paused for a moment as the others darted back to the corridor. Finding a pencil behind the counter, she scribbled a message on a waiter’s pad:
Here is the Golden Tiger, which was stolen but returned safely—thanks to Cleo, the museum cat.
Smiling, she left the piece of paper beside the statue and ran to join the others.
By the time they reached the rooftop, the clock tower was chiming midnight.
“Thank you all so much.” Cleo bowed deeply. “Kitty, I will never forget the help you gave me. You are a true friend!”
“I’ll come and visit you when my mom and dad bring me to the museum,” promised Kitty. “They’ll love the story of how we saved the statue!”
Kitty, Pumpkin, and Figaro made their way home across the rooftops in the moonlight. Pumpkin brushed against Kitty’s legs. “Kitty, did you touch the Golden Tiger’s paw?”
Kitty smiled at the kitten. “Yes I did! Just before I left it on the cake stand.”
Pumpkin skipped around a chimney. “What’s your greatest wish? Do you think it will come true?”
“My greatest wish would be for a delicious slice of salmon cooked in a herb sauce,” Figaro put in.
“I thought I’d wish for rubies and diamonds, but my wish wasn’t for me—it was for Cleo. I hope the museum is grateful for everything she’s done, and they make her an official guard.” Kitty stopped to look at the beautiful night sky and the city lights winking in the darkness. Then she looked at Figaro and Pumpkin. “Anyway, I have my greatest wish already. Being here with my friends is the best adventure in the world!”
Super Facts About Cats
Super Speed
Have you ever seen a cat make a quick escape from a dog? If so, you know they can move really fast—up to thirty miles per hour!
Super Hearing
Cats have an incredible sense of hearing and can swivel their ears to pinpoint even the tiniest of sounds.
Super Reflexes
Have you ever heard the saying, “Cats always land on their feet”? People say this because cats have amazing reflexes. If a cat is falling, it can quickly sense how to move its body into the right position to land safely.
Super Vision
Cats have amazing nighttime vision. Their incredible ability to see in low light allows them to hunt for prey when it’s dark outside.
Super Smell
Cats have a very powerful sense of smell. Did you know that the pattern of ridges on each cat’s nose is as unique as a human’s fingerprints?
Excerpt from Kitty and the Moonlight Rescue
Kitty bounded into her mom and dad’s bedroom as gracefully as a cat. She was wearing her stripy pajamas, and her dark hair bobbed around her face as she ran. Flipping head over heels, she landed neatly on the bed.
Her mom smiled. “Slow down, Kitty! It’s nearly bedtime. Aren’t you sleepy yet?”
“No, I’m not tired at all!” Kitty watched her mom take a sleek black superhero outfit out of her wardrobe and put it on.
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About the Author and Illustrator
PAULA HARRISON’s years teaching taught her what kids like in stories and how they respond to humor and suspense. JENNY LØVLIE is an artist, designer, and bird enthusiast, fascinated by the strong bond between humans and animals. The author and illustrator have worked together on a total of six books about Kitty!
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This book is a work of fiction. References to real people, events, establishments, organizations, or locales are intended only to provide a sense of authenticity, and are used to advance the fictional narrative. All other characters, and all incidents and dialogue, are drawn from the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real.
KITTY AND THE TIGER TREASURE. Text copyright © 2019 by Paula Harrison. Illustrations copyright © 2019 by Jenny Løvlie. First published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by Oxford University Press; first published in the United States by Greenwillow Books, 2019. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse-engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2019944594
Digital Edition SEPTEMBER 2019 ISBN: 978-0-06-293477-2
Print ISBN: 978-0-06-293474-1
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