This Cat Can Jump 6 Feet – level 1

25-05-2023 15:00

This story is about a cat. It lives in Chicago. A woman finds the cat in an alley. The woman takes the cat in. She names the cat Alley.

The cat has a special talent. The woman sees this. She helps the cat get better at the talent. In the beginning, the cat can jump two feet. Then it can jump three feet, four feet, five feet, and then six feet!

The cat is a star. She sets a new Guinness World Record. The cat’s owner is a cat trainer.

Difficult words: alley (narrow street between or behind buildings), take in (to start to help somebody or something), trainer (somebody who helps people or animals get better at something).

You can watch the original video in the Level 3 section.

What sort of special talent does the cat possess?

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