WHAT a happy scene we have in our picture today! This little girl has all of her kittens in her arms. Notice how carefully she holds them! One little white one is sitting up on her shoulder and she has put up one hand to take a firm hold of one little paw for fear he might fall. How contented and safe the kitten seems to be! The other three pets are in an old basket which the girl is holding carefully up with her other hand. One of the kittens is lying down in the basket. Another one is trying to reach the white kitten, while the third one cuddles close up to the arm of his little mistress as if to beg for petting.
The mother cat sits peacefully on the ground and watches the happy group. She is not anxious about her family, for she feels the love of the one who has them and knows that they will not be harmed in any way.
It is always a pretty sight to see a child with a pet, if it is as free from fear as these animals seem to be. How beautiful it would be if every boy and girl, who has a pet of any kind, would treat it as well as this girl in the picture. This cat and her kittens are well kept and fat. Probably she feeds them herself. Do you feed your pets every day and take care that they are clean and comfortable?
God made all of these animals for our use and enjoyment and it must be very pleasing to Him when He sees them well treated and happy. In the Bible we find a great deal about the animals, but we will take a verse easy to remember and think about it every day. It contains but three words “Be ye kind.” Let us try to obey it and please the One who gave it to us.
ML 02/23/1902