Once upon a time, in a cozy little home, there lived a small cat named Mixy.

Mixy had soft brown and caramel fur and gentle grey eyes. He was a timid cat.

He was not like other cats. The big rats in the alley made him scared.

But Mixy had one thing he loved more than anything else: listening to stories.

His owner, Max, was a kind boy who wanted to help Mixy with his fear.

So, Max painted a big picture of a rat on the wall in Mixy's room.

Each night, Max would sit with Mixy and tell stories of brave cats and kind rats.

The rat on the wall looked huge, but Mixy watched it as he listened to the stories.

Days turned into weeks, and Mixy grew used to the giant rat on the wall.

Then, one dusky evening, a real big rat scurried across Mixy's room.

Mixy remembered the stories and how rats could be kind, and he was not afraid.

From that day on, Mixy was no longer scared of the rats, big or small.