Once upon a time there was a kitten named Ivan. He was the littlest kitten his Momma had and his brothers and sisters always pushed him out of the way. It was hard for Ivan to get enough to eat and none of his brothers and sisters would cuddle with him, so he was always cold. It was lonely being the littlest kitten and Ivan spent a lot of his time alone, wandering in the yard and chasing bugs. It was a good thing that it was warm that spring or Ivan may have frozen to death if he didn't die of loneliness first. It's very lonely when you're the runt and so small you can't really fight for yourself very well. But you do learn to be fast, and crafty and sneaky so you can survive.
Ivan and his family lived in a little yard with lots of big plants and dirt and a funny little dog that watched over them. Ivan only knew that the little thing was a dog because that's what the younger lady would say to him. Things like “be a good dog and watch the kitties”, that kind of stuff. So the only 'dog' thing Ivan knew was this little one. There were two ladies that made sure there was food and water for all the cats and kittens that lived in the yard. They were ok and nice enough. The young one would try and cuddle all the kittens, but Ivan was so small, he got missed a lot because his brothers and sisters would just push him out of the way. It wasn't a bad life, it just wasn't the best life, but Ivan was ok with that, or at least he thought he was.
One day, Ivan was sunning himself on a crate in the big yard next to where his Momma stayed. He was only over there because all the big cats had hissed out a warning about a new dog thing in the yard. This one wasn't nice like the funny one. This one tried to bite the cats and hurt them, so the big cats told everyone to go under the fence to the next yard. Hardly anyone ever came around in the big yard, so they thought they would be safer there. His brothers and sisters were all cuddled together and leaving Ivan alone. Suddenly, a big hairy creature showed up in the yard and his siblings all ran away, leaving Ivan alone to figure out what this thing was. It came right up to Ivan, sniffing and sneezing and wagging it's big tail. This big thing just bounced all around Ivan and then just picked him up by the scruff of his neck, just like his momma used to do. The next thing Ivan knew, he was getting carried all around the yard and licked all over and just loved up like never before.
What Ivan never realized, was that this big, furry, bouncy thing was also a DOG! Now cats and dogs are never supposed to get along, but no one ever told that to Ivan and Gus. Ivan and Gus played together until something that smelled sort of like the ladies that fed Ivan and his family came and took Gus away. Ivan was so sad, this was the first friend he'd ever had and now he was gone. It was always the same for Ivan, he would find something fun and something would happen and it would go away. So, he went back to his lonely spot in the sun and tried to forget about his new friend.
This is part 1 of Ivan's story. Be sure to come back to hear more. You can find out more about his family at Gus's website. Thanks for reading my story.
Ivan the Terrible formerly known as 'Little Bit'
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