Julie Akerson Chikos Life of Riley the Cat

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During a leisurely nap Riley awakens to an unsettling noise, whileinvestigating the source she is met by a discourteous crow. Riley isjust a kitten and naive to the outside world and questions the crowabout what he is. The crow is very pompous in his description of himselfand the encounter leaves Riley questioning her own self-worth. Rileysets out to find her purpose and begins her journey into a strange newworld of amazing creatures. During her journey she meets many creaturesthat all have very important jobs such as Simon, the Crow, who is smartand keeps crops healthy; Cornelius, the Spider, who creates beautifulwebs and helps keep harmful insects at bay; Felix, the Honeybee, whotends the comb, cleans the hive, gathers nectar and helps the plants togrow which keeps the air clean; and Bernice, the Beaver, who is helpfulto other wildlife by providing winter-feed. Riley believes that herjourney will end in failure as she returns home, only to meet a curiousbat, named Bart, in her own back yard. Bart teaches Riley a valuablelesson about her purpose and the purpose of every living creature.