Tux

By Jane Becker

After Tux the cat is born under a house, his wise mother teaches him and his siblings all about life. When his mother feels Tux is old enough to set out on his own, she leads him to a neighbors house with hope she will take him in and love him just as her own. After a long wait under the neighbor ladys porch, she finally decides to adopt Tux who is bound and determined to prove to his new mother that he is a good kitty.

As Tuxs curiosity leads him into battle with a Christmas tree, an unexpected meeting with a big teddy bear, and into a dark closet where he becomes trapped, Tux slowly begins to discover what it is like to live with humans.

Tux is the charming story of a cats journey through life as he puts one paw in front of the other and learns all about love, family, and the world around him.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Archway Publishing
• Release date: Apr 5, 2016
• ISBN: 9781480828902

Jane Becker

Jane Becker is the widow of a career military husband who raised her family in various posts from Alaska to Puerto Rico. She returned to college after her husband’s death, has acted in several plays, and has been singing with the Sweet Adelines chorus for many years. Jane resides in a small Kansas farming town.

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ISBN: 978-1-4808-2889-6 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4808-2890-2 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2016904004

Archway Publishing rev. date: 03/24/2016

Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

I wish to thank Judy Dixon, who encouraged me to finish writing this book after hearing only a few starter pages. I’d also like to thank my niece, Barbara Deyoe, whose knowledge of books, helped me in so many ways. My gratitude to you both.

Dedication

I dedicate this book to my great-grandson, Mason. To parents and grandparents who delight in cuddling up with their children to read bedtime stories. To cat lovers big and small around the world. I hope this story about Tux touches your heart with love.

CHAPTER 1

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I was born under a house; so were my brother and sister. Mother brought mice from the outside for us to eat, as there weren’t any under the house anymore. We ate bugs too and grass when we went outside. Just about anything Mother provided for us was edible. On sunny days, she brought us out from under the house to play in the grass and explore. I’d catch my own bugs and eat them. Mother was so proud of me and told me I’d never go hungry because I was so quick. On other days we played under the house. There were all kinds of places to hide from my brother and sister. When I scared them, they’d jump straight up into the air. What fun! But I liked the outdoors best. There I could lie on my back in the cool grass and feel the sun’s warmth on my tummy. I watched birds up in the air and tried to leap as high as I could to catch them. We jumped and tumbled, ran and chased each other until Mother would grab us by the nape of the neck and take us one at a time back under the house.

One day she grabbed up my sister and took her out into the sun. We waited for her to come back for us too; she was gone a long time. So while we waited, my brother and I decided to play tag. Finally, she was back, but she returned alone. My brother and I wondered what happened, and we asked her where our sister was. All she would say was, It’s life as a cat, my little ones. Soon I will take you to a nice place too. There you will stay and live. I hope you will be good and remember all I’ve taught you. My wish is that you will be loved and cared for.

Did I tell you my brother has no tail? It’s a very strange thing. I, on the other hand, have a nice, long tail, and it really helps me when I’m running. I can out-dodge my brother and turn on a dime. I always wondered if it’s because of my tail. He doesn’t seem to care one way or the other. He tells me he doesn’t have to clean as much of himself as I do. You’re forever grooming your tail! he says. I have to wait and wait to play with you until you are done.

I slept late one morning. When I woke, no one was around. The thought came to me to jump up high and reach the ledge Mother uses to get us out. I did try, several times, but soon I just gave up. I curled up