Odie's Best Friend

My name is Odie. I’m an orange and white boy cat and I live on a small farm with my best friend Bandit. Bandit is an older gray and white boy cat. We watch over the farm and the two horses who live here with us. Our girl lives on the farm too and she takes care of us all. One sunny autumn day, Bandit and I sat on the porch and watched the colorful leaves fall from the trees. I wondered how Bandit came to live on this farm with our girl and me. “Bandit,” I said slowly. “You know the story of how I came to this farm. I was a stray kitten lost in the woods and I took shelter in the horse barn. After our girl found me, I had a forever home. But you have never told me your story.” “It’s a sad story,” Bandit said. His green eyes became very big. “But I will tell you