Dennis’s Den was a very good place to take naps. Naps were short periods of rest in between exciting things like waking up in the morning, having breakfast, and laying in front of the fireplace on a cool Spring morning. It had been just such a morning when Buddy discovered Micaela sitting on the porch reading her favorite book. Buddy jumped onto her lap, pushed aside the book and curled up in Michaela’s lap. As Buddy lay innocently studying the movement of the warm midmorning sun, a small squirrel skittered across the front yard. She stopped, sat up on her hind paws, and looked around. Then she quickly dug at the ground and started pushing her face into the hole. Buddy found this to be quite curious behavior and rolled over onto his side to watch the squirrel and her antics. Micaela jumped to her feet sprawling Buddy to the porch. She ran through the front door shouting, “Grandfather, grandfather, come see the red squirrel!” Buddy got up somewhat disheveled and looked at the creature that had so effectively upset his midmorning nap. The red squirrel sat up on her hind paws, looked at Buddy, whirled her tail, then ran half way across the front yard. Buddy took this as an insult and an affront and called out, as only cat’s can, “Go away and leave us alone, Red Squirrel. You ruined my nap!” “Catnap, Catnap, Cat can’t nap nap!” taunted Terri the red squirrel and scurried away across the yard and into the woods. Coming soon in... Book II of Northwest Tales