Paws Meaning for Kids

The Cat and the Fish

The cat sat on the rock and looked at his paws. They were small. The river was not.

On the other side of the river, a fish lay on the bank. It looked very interesting. The cat wanted it.

paws. They did not look like swimming paws.A fox came by. “You could swim,” the fox said. The cat looked at his

“You could jump,” the fox said. The cat looked at the river. It did not look like jumping.

The cat stepped into the water anyway. His paws disappeared in the cold, rushing brown. He stepped back out.

pawsshallow and slow. The cat put his in again. They touched pebbles. He walked across.He walked downstream. The river grew

On the bank, he found only wet sand. The fish was gone.

The fox was there. The fox was surprised.

The cat sat on the rock beside him and licked his tired paws. They shared the next fish.