Before they leave, however, the grandmother stows her cat, Pitty Sing, in a basket in the car because she "was afraid he might brush against one of the gas burners and accidentally asphyxiate himself." ... This causes the cat to spring out of the basket onto Bailey's shoulder and the car tumbles out of control. No one was "killed", to June Star's disappointment, but the car is a wreck, Finally big black automobile comes towards them. ...

• Word Count: 791
• Approx Pages: 3

It is a "big black battered hearse-like automobile" (273). ... After grandmother's cat gets startled and jumps onto Bailey, who is driving, causing a wreck, the family all ends up outside the car ten feet below the road in a deep ditch. ...

• Word Count: 758
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School