My name is Buttercup!

Once upon a time there was a very young kitten names Princess Buttercup, living on the streets of Oakland. She was alone and hungry. One day she noticed a couple of older cats nearby talking about how good their dinner was. She followed them until she saw where they were eating. She got so excited and went right up to the plate of food from the nice humans and then wham! hiss!! scratch! yeow! She realized she would have to compete with the other cats who got there first, so she tried to be friends. But it was hard on the street. Then suddenly - the humans started paying more attention to Buttercup. They noticed how cute and friendly she is and how much she likes to cuddle and purr. Buttercup discovered that courage didn’t always mean being the toughest cat at the food plate. Sometimes it meant waiting patiently. Though the streets had taught her caution, her heart stayed soft. After all, every true princess knows that kindness is her greatest strength.