A Good Friend

Misha stumbled into her room. She sank down

miserably onto her bed. She wished she could take back her
angry and thoughtless words. She had told her best friend
that she did not like her. She hadn’t really meant it. But the
angry words had just poured out.
Misha knew that she was jealous of Anna’s talent
for drawing. Anna could draw so beautifully, and Misha
so wanted to be an artist. Misha felt her tears dripping
onto her pillow, and then she felt something chilly and
damp touch her arm. She looked down and saw her playful
cat, Oliver.
Oliver meowed and rubbed against Misha’s shoulder.
The tearful girl began to stroke the affectionate cat. She petted
him tenderly until her tears stopped. Oliver purred and rolled
playfully onto his back. He patted Misha’s hand. Misha
chuckled loudly.
Oliver knew how to make her forget her troubles. He
was a good friend. Misha wanted to be a good friend, too. She
decided to draw Anna a portrait of Oliver.

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Why was Misha upset?
What did Oliver’s actions persuade Misha to do?

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A Good Friend
8 Misha stumbled into her room. She sank down
19 miserably onto her bed. She wished she could take back her
29 angry and thoughtless words. She had told her best friend
42 that she did not like her. She hadn’t really meant it. But the
48 angry words had just poured out.
57 Misha knew that she was jealous of Anna’s talent
66 for drawing. Anna could draw so beautifully, and Misha
77 so wanted to be an artist. Misha felt her tears dripping
87 onto her pillow, and then she felt something chilly and
98 damp touch her arm. She looked down and saw her playful
100 cat, Oliver.
107 Oliver meowed and rubbed against Misha’s shoulder.
118 The tearful girl began to stroke the affectionate cat. She petted
128 him tenderly until her tears stopped. Oliver purred and rolled
137 playfully onto his back. He patted Misha’s hand. Misha
139 chuckled loudly.
149 Oliver knew how to make her forget her troubles. He
162 was a good friend. Misha wanted to be a good friend, too. She
170 decided to draw Anna a portrait of Oliver.

Why was Misha upset?

What did Oliver’s actions persuade Misha to do?
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