The Kitten

“Meow! Meow!” The cries came from a tall tree on Marvin Street.
Kids stopped playing hide and seek. They stopped playing tag. Everyone ran over to the tree. “It’s a kitten,” Ron said. “We have to save her!”
Ron tried to climb the tree. It was too tall. Susan got a ladder from her house. She tried to reach the kitten. The ladder was too short.
Finally, Joe had an idea. “I’ll call the fire department,” he said. The fire truck arrived. One man put up a tall ladder. He climbed to the top and rescued the kitten.
“Meow! Meow!” cried the kitten. The firefighter held the kitten. Ron and Susan and Joe got to pet it. Then there was another cry.
“My kitty!” said Mrs. Miller. “Was she on fire?”