My favorite author, James Herriot, has a touching Christmas kitty story - Chapter 9 of "All Things Wise and Wonderful", which was later published as a short story titled "The Christmas Day Kitten". It's a true story (James Herriot is the pen name of a vet who practiced in the Yorkshire Dales from the 30's through the 80's and wrote several wonderful books detailing his experiences - I recommend them for any animal and literature lover) about the best Christmas gift one woman had ever received - even tho it's a short chapter it's a little too long to post here, but if you are interested and are unable to find it, I'll be glad to e-mail it to anyone who would like to read it.

[This message has been edited by 4 feline house (edited December 23, 2000).]