Pet adventure · cat

Mochi's Midnight Secret

While everyone sleeps, Mochi teams up with a tiny mouse to become the home's secret hero.

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8 pages

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Page 1
By day, Mochi was a lazy cat who slept on the sunny cushion by the window. That's how the family knew her: a little purring, a little yawning, a lot of sleeping. But when the clock struck midnight, Mochi's green eyes opened wide. She straightened her pink collar with its golden bell, smoothed her whiskers and whispered: “Mission time.”
Page 2
That night a strange sound came from the kitchen: tap, tap, tickety-tap… Mochi slipped along on the tips of her paws. Beside the bread bin stood a tiny grey mouse in a little blue scarf. His name was Nutmeg. When he saw Mochi, he trembled. “Please don't be cross,” he said. “I didn't come for food. I came to ask for help.” Mochi raised a curious eyebrow.
Page 3
Nutmeg explained: Lily, the soft toy rabbit loved by the family's little girl, Zoe, had gone missing. Zoe had cried herself to sleep that evening. “I last saw Lily on the way to the attic,” said Nutmeg. “But it's very dark up there, and I'm very small.” Mochi's whiskers stood straight. Zoe's tears were worth any adventure a cat could dare.
Page 4
At midnight the stairs looked as tall as a mountain. Mochi leapt up and Nutmeg climbed onto her back. The ticking of the hallway clock, Dad's snoring… Mochi placed every step silently, but the bell on her collar went “ting” just once. They both froze. Luckily nobody woke up. Nutmeg giggled: “Even heroes jingle sometimes.”
Page 5
The attic was full of dusty boxes, old suitcases and cobwebs. Moonlight fell through a little window. In the dark, Mochi's eyes glowed like two green lanterns. “There!” said Nutmeg. At the very end of a high shelf, behind a hatbox, poked the pink ear of Lily the rabbit. But the shelf was wobbly.
Page 6
They made a plan. Nutmeg would run along the shelf and nudge Lily, and Mochi would catch her below. “Ready?” Nutmeg whispered. He pushed with his tiny paws; Lily did a somersault in the air and landed, plop, right in Mochi's arms. The shelf wobbled a little, but nothing broke. They hugged each other with joy.
Page 7
Carrying Lily gently in her mouth, Mochi crept into Zoe's room. The girl was fast asleep, a dried tear still on her cheek. Mochi laid the rabbit softly beside her pillow, and Nutmeg tucked in the corner of the blanket. Zoe smiled in her sleep and hugged Lily. Mochi felt warm all over; it was as good as her favourite treat.
Page 8
In the morning Zoe woke up with shrieks of joy: “Lily came back!” Mum and Dad looked at each other in surprise. Mochi, meanwhile, was yawning lazily on her sunny cushion by the window, as always. From a tiny hole by the skirting board, Nutmeg winked. Nobody knew it, but two secret heroes kept watch in this house at midnight.