Mallam has a cat called Minos.

Minos lives in the house with her two children.

Mallam also has a dog. His name is Danger.

Danger lives in the house too.

Minos and Danger sometimes eat together.

There are many lizards in the house. Minos loves eating them. Danger loves chasing them.

Sometimes Danger helps Minos to catch lizards.

One night, a thief came into the house. He put things in a cloth and tied it.

Danger barked fiercely. The thief threatened him with a big stick.

Minos and her son named Manny heard Danger barking.

They woke up and went to see why he was barking.

The thief saw the cats coming. He was afraid of cats!

He dropped the stick and the things he had stolen, and ran.

In the morning, Mallam and the family saw the items the thief dropped.

They we happy that the cats and the dog live in the house.