Once upon a time, in a forest lived a fat cat named Catrick Swayze who loved to nap on his mat. One day, as he dozed off, a mischievous rat snuck up and stole his mat right from under him! Catrick was so upset that he decided to get his mat back.
So, he recruited his bat friend Batrick to help him. They flew over the forest all night long, looking for the rat. Finally, they found the rat sitting on Catrick's mat, taking a nap.
"Hey! That's my mat!" said Catrick.
"No way, I found it first!" said the rat.
Just then, the sat on a tree branch, watching the whole scene.
"Why don't we have a race?" suggested the sat. "The winner gets to keep the mat."
So, the rat, cat, and bat had a race through the forest. It was a close race, but in the end, the cat won by a whisker! He happily took back his mat and went back to napping. The rat and bat were happy too, because they had a great adventure and made a new friend.
The end.

Reflections

1. Who stole Catrick's mat in the story?
2. What was the solution the cat, bat, and rat came up with to decide who gets to keep the mat?
3. Who won the race in the end and why?
4. Why do you think the sat was watching the whole scene?
5. What lesson did the cat, bat, and rat learn from this adventure?