Bear and Max
Bear was a black and ____ cat with green eyes.
He lived with a ____, Ryan.
____ always thought that "Bear" was a perfect name for the cat because he had a black spot in the shape of a bear.
Bear liked to go ____ every morning and run after butterflies.
He always came ____ just in time for dinner.
Five blocks away,
Max the ____ lived with a girl, Sheila.
When Sheila ____ to this town last month, she was lonely.
She ____ no friends there.
But, after Max followed her home, he ____ a good friend to her.
One day, Sheila saw Max sitting under the ____.
He was ____ a strange sound.
"What's wrong?" ____ Sheila.
She looked at him closely and found a ____ cut on his leg.
She took him to the ____ hospital.
The doctor said, "He will get better if he gets enough ____.
Keep ____ inside for a week."
That night, at Ryan’s house, there was no Bear.
Ryan checked outside, but he couldn't ____ him.
He made posters and put them up ____ town.
A third night ____. Still no Bear.
____ Sheila was walking near her house, she saw a poster about the lost cat.
She read it closely, and her eyes ____ big.
"This cat looks ____ like Max. It's so strange."
She ____ home. "Come on, Max! Let's go!"
She ____ him to the address on the poster.
Missing Cat “____: Bear“
Has a black spot in the ____ of a bear
Likes to ____ after butterflies
Return to Ryan at 239 Maple Street
"Ding-Dong." When Ryan heard the doorbell ring, he ran to the door and ____ it.
"Bear, you're back!" Ryan ____. Max jumped up into Ryan's arms.
"Let me guess," ____ Sheila.
"Your cat comes ____ only in the evenings, doesn't he?" Ryan nodded.
"And ____ lost him last Friday, didn't you?"
Sheila said. "____! How did you know?" said Ryan.
"____ this is my cat, too, and he usually comes to my home only during the day."
"Our cat has two families!" ____ Ryan.
"Hey, if you have time, please come in and ____ some cookies."
"____," said Sheila. "Thank you, Max," she thought.
"I met a good ____ thanks to you!”