She found a cardboard box and cut a doorway in it so Kitty could squeeze in and out. She put in an old jumper and an old cuddly monkey. Kitty went straight inside and rolled on her back and tussled with the monkey. When the monkey was dead she ran in and out chasing her tail. Ruby watched, thinking, Huh! She found a shoe box still lined with tissue paper and put in a scrap of blanket. “This will make a lovely bed,” she told her rock. She had lots of cuddly toys on her bed, but none she could spare. “I hope you won’t be lonely, Rocky,” she said as she took the box down to the playroom. Then she remembered the pebbles in her pocket. “These’ll keep you company.” She slipped the pebbles into the box – three smooth and two knobbly – and laid the rock on top. “There,” she whispered. “That’s cosy, isn’t it?” Jane came in. Kitty was snuggled under her chin, purring. “What are you doing?” she asked. “Making a bed for my pet.” “Silly, you know it’s not a real pet.
