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They loved to spend time 

together and enjoyed cooking 

up many delicious foods!

One sunday afternoon, mom 

and son were in the kitchen 

baking a cake for their 

friend's upcoming birthday. 

All alone, Baxter felt left out for 

not being included in the cooking 

fun.           He was not allowed to go 

in the kitchen.

"This stinks!" thought Baxter. "I 

never get to have any fun. I am 

always just stuck in this room!".

"I don't want to be in this room anymore! 

I want to be free." thought Baxter. 

And before his family 

could catch him, Baxter 

gathered his courage 

and bolted out the front 

door!

"Who needs a family? Out here I can 

do anything I want!" exclaimed 

Baxter.                                                

He could feel the wind beneath his 

ears and the smell of spring flowers 

all around him.                                       

This, he thought, was freedom. 

As Baxter wandered around, he heard a loud 

noise he hadn't heard before. "Yikes! What 

is that sound?" Startled and afraid, Baxter 

ended up in a big city that was filled with 

buildings, cars, and people. 

Roaming the city in awe, Baxter found a stray 

cat searching for a rat behind the trashcan. 

"What is she doing near the trashcan?" Baxter 

thought as he observed the cat. 

In curiosity, Baxter asked the cat, "Why are 

you searching for food in trashcans? 

Buttercup then answered, "This is the only 

way I can live since I do not have a family 

to provide food." 

"What is a family?" Baxter wondered, 

pondering Buttercup's last words. Then 

suddenly, Baxter was startled when a rat 

came upon him out of the trashcan.

"Thanks" replied the rat. "You really saved 

me back there, buddy."   Cyrus then 

proceeded to discuss how great life is in 

the world outside home. 

"I agree, so far I love being 

free and in the outdoors, but 

I am extremely hungry and 

haven't eaten since I left 

home," said Baxter. 

                 ...but Cyrus never showed up.

Baxter searches the streets for food, 

but is splashed by dirty, cold sewage 

water. He begins to realize how 

much he misses home. 

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