Hershey was a pretty kitty that lived in a nice home with a family and lots of other animal friends. She had 3 other cats to play with, and two dogs she liked to boss around. Her favorite friends were two ferrets named Allie and Daisy. Allie and Daisy loved to play, and roughhouse, and tease each other and the cats.
Hershey thought it was amazing that her friends liked to play as much as she did! They'd hide in the ferret gym and pop out like jack in the boxes, they'd steal toys from around the house, and hide them in the cabinets. They loved to hide under the couch or the fridge, and pop out at Hershey. The three of them loved playing together all day long.
One day, Allie and Daisy were playing in the house, when they found a hole in the wall. Holes were mysterious and alluring to a couple of mischievous ferrets. They simply must be thoroughly checked out and investigated. Hershey told the girls to check it out, and get back to her about what they saw, for the hole was too small for a kitty to fit through, but perfect for a ferret.
After a while, Daisy came back, and said the hole didn't hold any food, but it was pretty interesting back there anyway. There weren't any trolls or monsters, and it was a good hiding place for hide and seek. Allie had decided to stick around and check things out some more.
Sometime later, the people started to worry about where Allie was. They had found Daisy puttering around, but no Allie. They looked everywhere, but couldn't find her. They forgot to check the hole in the wall. More time passed, and Hershey thought she had better start looking for Allie. It had been way too long since she had gone into the hole.
Hershey sat listening very quietly at the hole, and heard some scratching sounds. Fortunately, just then, Mommy came by and noticed Hershey. 'So that's where Allie is!" She exclaimed. All of the people came to the hole,and called and squeaked, but Allie would not come out.
Finally, Mommy went around to the other side, and opened the wall to get to the hole. Poor Allie was trapped! She had her neck caught between two pipes, and couldn't get free! It took some thinking, and some frantic praying, but finally Allie was loose. Thank goodness, she had been stuck far too long. It was scary and dark in there. Allie was beginning to lose hope that anyone would come.
After some cuddling, and checking over, Mommy determined that Allie was okay. She looked lovingly at Hershey, and gave her a sincere thank you for saving her little friend's life. I think she also gave her a yummy treat. Then they sealed the hole. And that is how the cat saved a ferret.
****It would have probably been hours before we realized Allie was back there. We asked Reno if she was in there, but he said no. Hershey truly saved Allie's life.****
