Answer Sheet for Fill-in-the-blank worksheet about a Girl and Her Cat

Mandy and Twinkle Toes - Answer Sheet

Once upon a time there was a small black cat. The cat's name was Twinkle Toes. She was named Twinkle Toes because she had two white toes on her hind foot, and in the dark all you could see of her was those two white toes.

Now, Twinkle Toes the cat belonged to a little girl named Mandy. Mandy had black hair, the same color as the fur on her cat. Mandy was five years old, the same age as her cat. Mandy even woke up in the morning at seven o'clock, the same time her cat woke up. But the resemblance ended there.

Mandy had brown eyes, and Twinkle Toes had green eyes. Mandy weighed 20 kilograms, but Twinkle Toes weighed only four kilograms. Mandy was 105 centimeters tall, while Twinkle Toes was only, well, I really don't know. It depends whether you count her tail. But you get the idea, in some ways Mandy and Twinkle Toes were alike, and in some ways they were not.

Now Mandy and Twinkle Toes are about to have an adventure, so get ready.

One morning they were in the back yard at home, playing in the sandbox. Twinkle Toes loved to bat toys around in the loose sand, while Mandy played making mud pies. A big, fat crow flew into the yard, and landed on the porch railing. The crow looked at Mandy, and then at Twinkle Toes. Then it dropped a piece of paper from its beak. After a minute or two, the crow flew away.

Mandy and Twinkle Toes went over to look at the piece of paper. Mandy did not touch it, because Mandy's mother had told her never to touch anything a bird dropped because it was dirty. But Twinkle Toes didn't know any better, so she pawed the paper until it turned over.

Now Mandy was a smart little girl. She had been in Montessori preschool for three years, so she could read. She read the note out loud to Twinkle Toes, since Twinkle Toes could not read. Mandy read: "Help me, 14239 Martin Street."

Mandy knew where Martin Street was; that was her street, right in her front yard. The number 14239 was almost the same as Mandy's own address. Oh, I forgot to tell you. The preschool teachers taught Mandy to count, too. That is why she could read the numbers and learn her own address. Mandy knew she was not supposed to leave the yard without an adult, but her babysitter was busy inside the house, fixing lunch. What should she do?

She sat down to think. She thought and thought, for several minutes, which was a long time to sit still. Right then Mandy's Daddy came home, through the back gate. She grabbed his hand, and pulled him toward the porch to read the note.

After he read the note, he said to Mandy, "That is Mrs. Campeau's address, just three houses down. Come on, lets see what is the matter. Marion," he called out to the babysitter, "I'm home, I'm taking Mandy to a neighbor's house and we will be back in a few minutes."

Marion came out on the back porch and waved goodbye as Mandy and her Daddy closed the back gate. Twinkle Toes came too, although she went right over the back fences to get there.

When they came into Mrs. Campeau's back yard, they saw what was wrong right away. She had fallen on her back steps, and could not get up. Mandy's Daddy used his cell phone to call an ambulance. Mrs. Campeau was in a lot of pain, but she could talk a little bit in a whisper. Twinkle Toes knew her, because Mrs. Campeau fed her fish once in a while. So Twinkle Toes licked Mrs.Campeau's hands while they waited for the ambulance. Mrs. Campeau had been fixing fish again, and Twinkle Toes thought the fish left on her hands tasted good.

When the ambulance attendants were wheeling Mrs. Campeau out of her yard on a stretcher, Mandy's Daddy told them about the note. They were very impressed that Mandy could read the word "Help," and knew her own street address and how to count.

Mrs. Campeau told Mandy's Daddy to take the fish in the kitchen home, and Twinkle Toes was very pleased about that. In fact, Twinkle Toes ate so much fish that she fell asleep under the pear tree in the back yard later that afternoon while Mandy fell asleep in the hammock above her.

In case you are worried about Mrs. Campeau, she is just fine. The Doctors at the hospital operated on her and replaced her broken hip with a new hip, made of steel.

Now all the neighbors say that Mandy and Twinkle Toes are heroes. Mandy even went to visit Mrs. Campeau in the hospital. Twinkle Toes could not come because she hates riding in cars. Besides, the hospital won't let cats come inside.

Now, we will say goodbye to Mandy and Twinkle Toes until we visit them again.

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