I was made for you(2018) by David Lucas

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○I was made for you(2018) by David Lucas

1.Cat was made from the softest, fluffiest wool.

2."Why was I made?" asked Cat.

3.Mummy squeezed him tight and whispered, "It's a surprise."

4.Cat was wrapped up with ribbon.

5."Sit very still," said Mummy. 6.Cat sat very still. "No peeping."

7.Cat couldn't see out of his wrapping.

8.He didn't know where he was, but he could hear laughter and a little girl singing.

9."Why was I made?" asked Cat, but nobody seemed to hear.

10.Then there was silence, as if the whole world were asleep.

11.Cat peeped out of his wrapping.

12.There, just in front of his nose was a label:DAISY

13."That's not my name," said Cat. "There must be some mistake."

14.Cat looked out at the DARKNESS.

15."Why was I made?" asked Cat.

16.He didn't expect a reply.

17."Wait until morning," said the DARKNESS, "then you'll see."

18.But Cat couldn't wait. 19.Cat needed answers.

20.Cat went to the DOOR.

21."Why was I made?" asked Cat.

22."Well, I don't know about you," said the DOOR, swinging wide open, "but I was made to be useful."

23."I'm not sure if I'm very useful," said Cat. 24.And he set off into the night.

25.Cat didn't notice the nasty nail or the loose thread behind him.

26.WHOOSH!

27.Cat skidded down the STEPS.

28."Why was I made?" asked Cat.

29."To go places," giggled the STEPS.

30."But I don't know where I'm going!" said Cat.

31.He fought his way through the SNOW.

32."Why was I made?" asked Cat.

33."To dance!" said the SNOW, whirling him about.

34."Um... I don't feel like dancing at the moment," said Cat. "But thank you anyway."

35.Cat climbed to the top of the ROCK.

36."Why was I made?" asked Cat.

37."To be strong!" boomed the ROCK.

38."But I'm soft and fluffy," said Cat.

39.Cat spoke to the STARS. "Why was I made?"

40. "To shine!" said the STARS.

41."But I'm not shiny," said Cat.

42.The WIND blew Cat high in the air.

43."Why was I made?" asked Cat.

44."To be free!" whistled the WIND.

45."Free?" said cat. "ME?"

46.SPLASH!

47.Cat fell into the RIVER.

48.The RIVER was icy cold.

49."Blug-guggle-glug?" asked Cat.

50.Cat climbed ashore, and soon he was lost among the TREES.

51."Why was I made?" asked Cat.

52."To grow," whispered the TREES, dreaming of spring.

53.In the morning light, Cat saw the long, loose thread trailing away behind him, snagged on the rocks and branches.

54."I'm only growing shorter," said Cat.

55.The SUN rose and its golden rays warmed the icy air.

56."Why was I made?" asked Cat.

57."To give,"said the SUN.

58."But what have I got to give?" said Cat.

59."Yourself!" said the SUN.

60."Give?" said Cat. "Myself?" 61. He was thinking hard.

62."That's why I was wrapped up with ribbon and told to sit still. I was meant as a gift!" 63."But was Daisy?"

64.And then Cat knew that, too. 65."Daisy is who I'm for!"

66.And he pictured a little girl with no present of her own.

67.Cat tried to get home.

68.But there was less and less of him at every moment, until he was just a long, loose thread, shivering in the window, thinking, "Daisy!"

69.On Christmas morning, Daisy had a lovely present For Mummy.

70.But where was Mummy's present for Daisy?

71.They looked for clues together.

72.A ribbon, torn paper, a pretty label with Daisy's name.

73.The DOOR creaked.

74."Look!" said Daisy. "A wooly thread, caught on his nasty nail."

75.It led them out of the DOOR, down the STEPS and through the SNOW, up the ROCK, along the RIVER and into the TREES.

76.Daisy gathered the thread and Mummy wound it into a ball.

77.Daisy watched as Mummy made Cat as good as new.

78.And then Daisy gave him a great big hug.

79."I know why I was made," said Cat... "I was made for you."

80.[Back cover:

When you are brand new, the world is full of questions.

81.But if you are brave, it can be full of answers, too.]