192. Where's Kitty?

Kathy said, "Here, Kitty, Kitty!" But Kitty didn't come. Where was Kitty? Kitty always came home for dinner. Kathy said it again. "Here, Kitty, Kitty!" But Kitty didn't come. Kathy stayed up late. She waited for Kitty to come in. Kitty always came in through the pet door.

 Kathy finally fell asleep. She woke up the next morning.she said. "Here, Kitty, Kitty!" But Kitty was not home. Where could Kitty be, Kathy thought. Where could Kitty be? Kathy called the police. A policeman answered the phone. 

"My cat didn't come home last night," Kathy said. "I'm sorry to hear that," said the policeman. "What is your cat's name?" Kathy said her cat's name was Kitty. "That's a nice name," said the policeman.

 "What color is Kitty?" Kathy said that Kitty was black. "Okay, don't worry," said the policeman. "We'll find Kitty. Someone probably ran over her."

Vocabulary

1. said – spoke words
   Kathy said, “Here, Kitty, Kitty!”

2. come – to move toward someone
   She called, but Kitty didn’t come.

3. always – happens every time
   Kitty always came home for dinner.

4. dinner – the evening meal
   Kitty usually came home for dinner.

5. stay up – to not go to sleep
   Kathy stayed up late waiting for Kitty.

6. waited – stayed in one place expecting something
   She waited for Kitty to come in.

7. pet door – a small door for animals
   Kitty came through the pet door.

8. fell asleep – started sleeping
   Kathy finally fell asleep late at night.

9. woke up – stopped sleeping
   She woke up the next morning.

10. morning – the early part of the day
    Kitty was still missing in the morning.

11. police – people who protect the community and help in emergencies
    Kathy called the police for help.

12. policeman – a male police officer
    A policeman answered the phone.

13. cat – a small animal often kept as a pet
    Kathy’s cat was missing.

14. name – what someone or something is called
    Kitty was the cat’s name.

15. color – what you see (like red, black, blue)
    Kitty’s color was black.

16. black – a dark color
    Kitty was a black cat.

17. find – to locate something that was lost
    The policeman said they would find Kitty.

18. ran over – hit by a car
    He said someone might have run over Kitty.

19. sorry – feeling bad or sad for someone
    The policeman said, “I’m sorry to hear that.”

20. thought – had something in mind
    Kathy thought about where Kitty could be.