"Noodle the Cat and the Playful Sprinkler," which chronicles Noodle's various humorous attempts to defeat a backyard sprinkler. Initially viewing the sprinkler as an adversary, Noodle employs stealth, barricades, and disguises, only to be repeatedly soaked. Her perspective shifts when she observes the beauty the sprinkler creates, like rainbows and refreshed flowers.

Story: Noodle the Cat and the Playful Sprinkler

guarded her favorite nap patch like royalty. But there was one enemy she could never defeat: the lawn sprinkler.

Every afternoon, the sprinkler hissed and spun, spraying water in all directions. PSSSHHHHH! SWOOSH! To Noodle, it wasn’t watering the grass—it was mocking her.

“Today,” she declared with a  ...