In a sunlit garden, Paws the dog played alone.

He watched Whiskers the cat sit silently by the fence.

Whiskers always stayed by herself, her tail flicking in thought.

Why don't we play together? Paws wondered.

Paws trotted over. "Want to chase butterflies?" he barked.

"Chasing butterflies is silly," Whiskers meowed softly.

But Paws's wagging tail made her smile just a little.

"Then what do you like to do?" asked Paws, tilting his head.

"I enjoy napping in the sunshine," purred Whiskers.

"Let's nap together then!" Paws exclaimed with glee.

So they did. Side by side they slept, starting a new friendship.

From that day on, they played and napped, never alone again.