The Tale of Fuzz -- A Special Book Excerpt for Caturday
   Excerpt from Thoughts without a Title  (Henderson, editor) --  The Tale of Fuzz  Betty Lou Leaver Once upon a time in the wooded mountains of  California, not all that far from the ocean but far enough  not to know that it existed, there was born a little kitten. He  had beautiful markings but never knew because he had no  family to admire him. His hair was long and curly, and he  had a very bushy tail. He looked like a ball of fuzz, but he  did not know because he had no family to tell him.  One day, when he was only a few weeks old and alone  except for the remains of his mother, who had become a  meal for a hungry coyote, he ventured forth in search of  safer lands and in search of food and water for he was,  indeed, hungry and thirsty.  Before very long, he reached a river in the woods, a deep,  cool river, and he drank from it thirstily. Near the river, he  saw a quaint little cabin, and through the window he saw  two children looking at a box that ...