The Cat Who Could See Colors

Mimi was not like other cats. She was small and white with bright blue eyes. But her eyes were special. She could see colors that other cats could not see. She could see the colors of feelings.

When people were happy, Mimi saw yellow light around them. It was bright like the sun. When people were sad, she saw blue color. Dark blue meant very sad. Light blue meant a little sad.

Mimi lived on a quiet street in a small town. Every day, she walked around and looked at people. She saw many colors. Red meant angry. Green meant calm. Purple meant worried. Pink meant in love.

One day, Mimi saw something strange. An old man sat on a bench in the park. But he had no color at all. He was gray like a cloudy sky. Mimi had never seen this before.

The old man's name was George. He lived alone in a small house near the park. Every day, he came to the park and sat on the same bench. He did not talk to anyone. He just sat and looked at the trees.

Mimi was curious about George. Why did he have no color? She walked to him slowly. George saw her coming.

"Hello, little cat," he said. His voice was quiet and tired.

Mimi jumped onto the bench and sat next to him. She looked at him with her blue eyes. Still no color. Just gray.

"You are a pretty cat," George said. He put out his hand. Mimi let him pet her head. His hand was gentle but cold.

Every day after that, Mimi visited George. She sat with him on the bench. Sometimes she played with leaves near his feet. Sometimes she just slept in the sun next to him.

One day, George brought some food for Mimi. It was fish in a small bowl.

"I thought you might be hungry," he said.

While Mimi ate, George talked. "I used to have a cat," he said. "Her name was Bella. She was white like you."

Mimi saw something. For just a moment, a tiny bit of blue appeared around George. Then it was gone.

"Bella died five years ago," George said. "My wife died six years ago. Now I am alone."

Now Mimi understood. George was not just sad. He had forgotten how to feel. His heart was empty. That was why he had no color.

Mimi decided to help George. But how could a cat help a man find his feelings again?

The next day, Mimi brought George a gift. It was a red flower she found in someone's garden. She carried it in her mouth and put it on the bench next to him.

George looked at the flower. A tiny smile came to his face. Mimi saw a flash of yellow. Just for a second. Then gray again.

"Thank you, Mimi," George said. He picked up the flower and smelled it. "It's beautiful."

Every day, Mimi brought George something new. A pretty leaf. A smooth stone. A feather from a bird. Each time, George smiled a little more. Each time, Mimi saw more colors.

One day, a little girl came to the park with her mother. The girl had a ball. The ball rolled to George's bench.

"Sorry!" the girl said. She ran to get her ball.

George picked up the ball. "Here you go," he said. He smiled at the girl.

"Do you want to play?" the girl asked.

George looked surprised. "I... I don't know how to play anymore."

"It's easy!" the girl said. "You just throw the ball and I catch it!"

George stood up slowly. He threw the ball gently to the girl. She caught it and laughed. Her laugh was like music. She threw it back.

Mimi watched. She saw something wonderful. Orange color appeared around George. Orange meant joy. It was faint, but it was there.

The girl's mother called her. "Time to go home, Lucy!"

"Bye, mister! Bye, cat!" Lucy waved and ran to her mother.

George sat down again. But something was different. The gray was not so dark now.

"That was nice," George said to Mimi. "I forgot what it felt like to play."

Winter came to the town. It was cold and snowy. George still came to the park every day. He wore a big coat and a warm hat. Mimi's fur kept her warm.

One snowy day, George did not come to the park. Mimi waited and waited. Where was he?

She ran to his house. She meowed at the door. No answer. She jumped to a window and looked inside. George was in bed. He looked sick.

Mimi was worried. She saw dark purple around George. Purple meant fear. He was afraid and alone.

She ran through the town. She needed help. She saw the mailman. She meowed loudly and pulled at his pants with her paws.

"What's wrong, cat?" the mailman asked.

Mimi ran toward George's house. She looked back at the mailman. She meowed again.

The mailman understood. He followed Mimi to George's house. He knocked on the door. No answer. He tried the door. It was not locked.

Inside, they found George with a fever. The mailman called for help. Soon, a doctor came.

"He will be okay," the doctor said. "But he needs someone to take care of him."

The mailman told others in the town about George. People were surprised. They did not know George was so alone.

Lucy and her mother came to visit. They brought soup. Other neighbors came too. They brought food and stayed to talk.

George got better. And something amazing happened. His house filled with colors. Yellow from laughter. Green from peace. Pink from new friendships.

Mimi saw it all. She was happy. George was finding his feelings again.

Spring came. The park was full of flowers. George sat on his bench, but now he was not alone. Lucy came to play. Neighbors stopped to talk. Everyone knew George now.

One day, George said to Mimi, "You saved me, you know. When you came into my life, everything started to change."

Mimi purred and rubbed against his leg. She looked at George with her special eyes. He was not gray anymore. He was surrounded by a rainbow of colors. All the feelings he had lost were back.

"I was so lost in my sadness," George said. "I forgot that life still had good things. You helped me remember."

A young couple walked by with a box. Inside the box were kittens.

"Mr. George!" they called. "Our cat had babies. Would you like one?"

George looked at the kittens. One was black. One was orange. One was white with blue eyes, just like Mimi.

"That one looks like Mimi," George said, pointing to the white kitten.

"You can have her if you want," the couple said.

George picked up the white kitten. She was tiny and soft. Mimi sniffed the kitten and purred.

"I'll call her Hope," George said. His eyes were bright with tears, but they were happy tears.

Mimi saw the most beautiful thing. George was glowing with golden light. Gold meant love. He had learned to love again.

From that day on, George was never gray again. He had friends. He had Hope the kitten. And he had Mimi, the special cat who could see colors.

Sometimes Mimi still saw blue around George. Sometimes she saw purple. But that was okay. Everyone had sad and worried days. The important thing was that George had all his colors back.

And Mimi? She was the happiest cat in the world. She had done something important. She had helped a man find his heart again.

Every sunset, George, Mimi, and Hope sat together in the park. They watched the sky change colors. Orange, pink, purple, blue.

"Life is full of colors," George would say. "We just need to remember to see them."

And Mimi would purr, knowing that sometimes, all it takes is one small cat to bring color back into someone's world.