Ann - A Children's Story

Ann was eight years old. She lived in a small town in Massachusetts with her parents. One day, her parents had to go somewhere on short notice. They figured that she would be okay alone for a little while, and left. Five minutes after they left it began to rain, and ten minutes later it began to thunder.

Ann got very scared, so she turned on the TV and sat underneath a blanket on her sofa. After half an hour, she heard a scratching at the door. She was very scared, remembering what her parents had said about not answering the door for strangers. Suddenly she heard a little “meow,” and realized that it was a kitten. She went and opened the door, and saw it sitting there, shivering. It was a mix of gray and white, with solid white paws.


It had big round eyes, and looked like it had been abandoned. She picked it up and brought it inside. She reached for a towel and tried to dry it off. No matter how hard she rubbed it with the towel, she couldn't dry it off. She saw that it was still wet, and really cold. She thought of what her mother would do to warm something up. She turned, and saw the microwave in the kitchen.


“Twelve minutes should be enough” she thought.

The next day, her parents buried their microwave in the backyard.