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Flora grew so fond of this cat that she never was 

 happy when it was out of her sight. She carried 

 it about with her, holding it by the nape of its neck 

 as a cat does its kitten. If it tried to run away 

 she caught it by the tip of its tail and pulled it 

 back. 



When she slept, she curled herself up around it 

 so that it could not get away. 



One day Flora was sleeping very soundly. She 

 slept so soundly that she was not aroused when the 

 cat awoke from its nap,, and stepping stealthily over 

 those great yellow paws went outside to take a 

 stroll. 



Some time later Flora, too, awoke. Her cat 

 was gone. She looked around. There were a 

 number of wild rabbits at the Zoo. Just then one 

 of them ran past the door. 



Flora caught sight of it. It was going very fast. 

 She thought it was her cat running away from her. 

 Off she set in hot chase after bunny. People 

 screamed and ran as they saw Flora bounding 

 across the grounds. 



Just as she was about to catch the rabbit it ran 

 down into its burrow. Flora snuffed and whined 

 at the hole in the ground. 



