built it Now I covered a small table with a red cloth I set three metal cups upside down on the table and hid a tiny metal bell under one of the cups I know that trick said Alfreeda She was busy painting the outside of the Magic Disappearing Box You show Bootsie where the bell is You cover the bell with a cup Then you move all the cups around She watches while you move them right Yeah I said Bootsie’s really good at this trick She tracks the bell with her eyes And ears No matter how many times I move the cups she touches the right cup with her paw when I stop A lot of dogs are great at that trick said
Alfreeda They do a super job especially when you put a treat under the cup A dog’s sense of smell is way more powerful than a cat’s I wanted to say You’ve only been here fifteen minutes and you’re already bragging about dogs But I kept my mouth shut Grandma Kit was giving me the look She gave me that warning look a lot when Alfreeda was around It meant Tabitha be nice We’re neighbors You girls are my heroes for putting on this fund-raiser Grandma Kit said She sat on the couch sewing a button on my costume I love that the magic-show money will go to the cat shelter Lots of homeless cats will be helped
because of you two Oh I’m not a hero said Alfreeda This fund-raiser was Tabby Cat’s idea after all But you’re helping so much Grandma Kit said You’re making Bootsie’s disappearing box look so magical Look at those stars
Thanks Alfreeda said beaming Grandma Kit was right Alfreeda was a great artist I really needed her skills for the magic show But I didn’t need to hear her talk about dogs today Grandma Kit stood up and hung my costume on a hanger That’s done she said Tabitha we have a new hotel guest coming soon a ragdoll cat named Darcy Please let me know when he gets here Okay I said Grandma Kit headed through the kitchen toward Tabby Towers at the back of the house I began to set up a ticket-sales table by the front door I can’t wait to meet Darcy I said
