Fig the Pirate Cat

A week ago, I asked friends and family for new writing ideas. A friends daughter requested a story about a one eyed cat named Fig. Fictional stories are by far my biggest writing challenge, so here is what I was able to come up with, though I may one day need be visiting Fig's story again.

Fig was a brave little cat,
he did not like to take naps,
he'd tease and trick his older brothers,
he loved to roll in peanut butter!

When you first saw Fig you were surprised,
'cause he was born with only one eye,
he loved to wear a patch outside,
and pretend he was a pirate in disguise!

One day Fig's patch was lost and missing,
making him one very sad, lost little kitten,
he searched and roamed trying to find
where his pirate patch had gone to hide.

He climbed tall trees to search birds nests,
but that made all the mama birds protest,
he tried to swim to the bottom of the river,
but the water was too cold – it made his whiskers shiver!

He looked under rocks and in a strawberry patch,
but only found one pair of socks that didn't match,
from dawn to dusk he wandered wide,
but when night came he went home somber and tired.

His mom asked him why he was so blue,
for he was too sad to even eat his food,
he took a deep breath and told her his tale,
as he came to the end one blue tear slowly fell.

His mom hugged him tight and said 'Cheer up little man,
just look what I've got here in my hand',
Fig looked down with his little green eye,
and let out a yell full of delight!

For in his mom's paw lay his pirates patch,
and right next to that was a real pirate hat!
He squirmed to the ground and donned his new gear,
He was a real pirate now – with nothing to fear!

He kissed his mom's cheek and then ran out the door,
he had oceans to cross and the whole world to explore;
And never again did his patch go missing,
he was forever and always one brave pirate kitten!