PHOTO HUNT: PAINTED

THE ADVENTURES OF ZOEYPAWS SAWYER

"with a wink and a tail-wag to Mark Twain"

Once upon a time, in the 1800s, I lived in a little village called

St. Petersburg, in Missouri, on the banks of the Mississippi River.

My cousin was named TomCat Sawyer, and he was known to be the

village "bad cat". At times, I could be mischievous too.

Once when TomCat was especially naughty, our

Aunt PollyPurrs said he had to whitewash the fence as

his punishment. No Temptations for him that day!

But instead, TomCat got together with his really wicked

whiskered friend, HuckFurrocious Finn. They stole an

old dinghy and drifted away down river in search of

feline adventures. I didn't want TomCat to be in more

trouble whenever he came home, so I went off to

Aunt PollyPurrs house to whitewash her fence.

Perhaps I got a bit carried away that day.

But then I am a colorful cat.

I prefer a colorfully painted fence!