For Merlin

The Magic Cat who helped me be brave when i was scared.

It was a peaceful summer’s night, that couldn’t even give a mouse a fright… There’s a all girl curled up in her bed, the covers almost to her head!

“How was school, Lila?” the girl’s mum softly asked

“Scary” said Lila, and cried out - fast

“The maths is tricky, the floors are sticky, the food all tastes like mouldy bread - and worst of all, there’s a horrid monster in the shed!”

Later on that same warm, dark night. Little Lila was in for a fright!

First a soft pop, next a loud...

Then a gag, a retch and a piercing

Lila shot up, woken from her slumber perhaps a horrible monster had got her number?

She switched on her lamp, which was shaped like the moon. Can you guess what she saw as it lit up the room?

There was another ...

Lila’s mouth hung open, a cat on her lap was why she had awoken.

As Lila looked on, frozen to the spot the cat let out a stream of horrible sounds…