Chapter 1: Rusty runs away
Rusty is an orange kitten.
He lives in a house near the big forest.
One day, Rusty runs away from his house to the forest.
He hunts a mouse in the forest.
Rusty meets a gray big cat in the forest.
Rusty is scared.
“Hi, kitty! What is your name?” - the gray cat asks.
“My name is Rusty.”
“My name is Graypaw. Nice to meet you.”
Rusty is not scared anymore.
Graypaw is interesting for Rusty.
“Why do you run away from your house to the forest?”
“I want to hunt animals. I want to be a wild cat!” - Rusty says.
Chapter 2: Clans
“I am from the thunder clan,” - Graypaw says.
“What is it?” - Rusty asks.
“There are five clans in the forest: a thunder clan, a river clan, a shadow clan, a wind clan and a sky clan.
The cats from the thunder clan are very good at hunting.
The cats from the river clan are good at swimming and fishing.
The cats from the shadow clan live in the shadows.
The cats from the wind clan live on the mountain.
The cats from the sky clan don’t live in the forest.”
Rusty is interested in clans. He likes the thunder clan.
Rusty wants to live in the thunder clan. But Graypaw says he can’t.
Chapter 3: Blue Star
Suddenly, a beautiful gray cat comes out of the bushes.
She has blue eyes.
She is angry.
She has a big scar on her back.
Graypaw and Rusty are scared.
“This is Blue Star,” - Graypaw says. -“She is our leader.
She is angry because you hunt in our forest.
And you are not from our thunder clan.
Run away!”
But Blue Star stops Rusty.
“I watch you.
You are good at hunting.
But you hunt our mice!
You can’t do it!”
Blue Star is very angry and Rusty is very scared.
Chapter 4: Warriors
“We don’t have much food.
And you take our food.
We are warriors.
We fight for our food with other clans.” - Blue Star says.
“I will not hunt in your forest anymore.” - Rusty says. - “I’m sorry.”
“You are interesting, Rusty.” - Blue Star says.
“You are good at hunting.
You are good at fighting.
I like it.”
Rusty is very happy.
“Do you want to be in our clan?” - Blue Star says suddenly.
Rusty is in shock.
He doesn’t say anything.
But he is very happy.
Chapter 5: Joining Thunder Clan
Blue Star says: “If you want to join our clan, you must study like other kittens from our clan.
You must study how to fight.
You must study how to hunt.
We need new warriors after the war.
A lot of our warriors died in the war.”
Rusty thinks.
He has much food at home.
In the forest, he must fight and hunt.
But it is very interesting for him.
“I can smell you are still a cat.
So you can join.”
Rusty doesn’t understand Blue Star.
“Of course I am still a cat!” he says.
Chapter 6: The Choice
“What does it mean “I am still a cat”?” - Rusty asks.
”Of course I am a cat!”
”The two-legged didn’t take you to the cutter yet.”
Rusty doesn’t understand.
“If you stay with the two-legged, they will take you to the cutter.
You will not be a cat anymore.
If you stay with the Thunder Clan, you will be a warrior.
You will be a wild strong hunter!
You must choose.”
Rusty thinks.
”Tomorrow I will meet you here.
You will answer tomorrow.”
Blue Star and Graypaw go back to Thunder Clan.
Rusty goes back home.
Chapter 7: Going Wild
Rusty comes back home.
He decides to join the Thunder Clan.
But first, he wants to say goodbye to his best friend.
His best friend is a kitten Smudge.
Smudge is black and white and he is fat.
He has yellow eyes.
Rusty decides to walk and play with Smudge for the last time.
They spend time together.
They talk, they play, they walk.
Rusty says goodbye to his best friend and leaves to the forest.
He goes to the Thunder Clan.
He sees two cats.
He doesn’t know the cats.
Rusty is afraid.
“Is it a trap?!” he says.
Chapter 8: The Campsite
“Don’t worry. It’s not a trap.” - the cats say. - “We want to lead you
to the Thunder Clan’s campsite.”
The cats walk through the forest.
They walk and they walk.
They come to a large meadow.
The meadow is beautiful.
It is sunny.
Many cats are in the meadow.
Rusty is very happy.
He wants to stay.
Chapter 9: Staying in Thunder Clan
“It is sunset.” - the cat says. “So it’s purring time.”
“What is it?” - Rusty asks.
“It’s time to rest.
It’s time to eat and wash.
And it’s time to talk.”
All cats in the campsite rest, talk and wash.
“There is a nursery.” - the cat says.
“There are kittens and mothers.
All mothers take care of kittens in turns.”
Rusty sees Blue Star.
Blue Star looks at Rusty.
“Do you stay in the Thunder Clan?” - she asks.
“Yes, I do!” - Rusty says.
Rusty decides to stay in the Thunder Clan.
Chapter 10: The Council
Blue Star jumps on a big rock and says: “The Council starts! Every
cat, come!”
So every cat comes to the big rock.
“We need new warriors,” - Blue Star says. “This kitten is Rusty.
He wants to be an apprentice.
He wants to study.
We will teach him.”
Every cat starts to shout.
They don’t like Rusty.
Rusty has a collar.
Rusty is afraid.
Chapter 11: The Fight
One gray kitten, Longkit, shouts:
“You are a homekitty! You have a collar!
You are weak!
Go away! We don’t like you!”
Rusty is very angry.
He jumps on Longkit.
Longkit is shocked.
Rusty scratches and bites Longkit.
Every cat is shocked.
Longkit scratches Rusty’s collar.
The collar tears.
Blue Star shouts: “STOP!”
Longkit and Rusty stop.
They have scratches.
Chapter 12: New Name
Blue Star says: “The two-legged’s collar tears.
Rusty is very brave.
He fights well.
Now, he is an apprentice and his name is Firepaw.
Because his fur looks like fire.”
Firepaw is very happy.
Now, every cat likes him.
He likes to be an apprentice.
He wants to study.
He wants to be a warrior.
He wants to fight and hunt.
Chapter 13: The Death
Suddenly, a cat runs to the campsite. It is Ravenkit.
He is bleeding.
Ravenkit says: “Redtail is dead!”
Every cat is shocked.
Ravenkit is an apprentice. And Redtail is his teacher. Redtail is a
herald, too.
“What happened?” - Blue Stars asks.
“The cats from River Clan attacks us!” - Ravenkit shouts.
“They don’t have food.
They want to kill us and take our food.
It is a war!”
Chapter 14: Star Clan
Every cat in Thunder Clan is sad because Redtail is dead.
They cry and say prayers.
“Redtail’s soul goes to Star Clan.” - Blue Star says.
“What is Star Clan?” - Redpaw asks.
“It is a cat warrior clan.
Every warrior goes to Star Clan after death.
Star Clan watch us and help us.
We pray to Star Clan.
Every star on the sky is a soul of a cat warrior.
Now, Redtail is a star.”
Redpaw doesn’t know Redtail.
But he cries too.
Every cat is very sad.
Chapter 15: The Healing
A healer cat heals the warriors.
She heals their scratches and bites.
She stops their bleeding.
This cat is very small and cute.
And she is very smart.
The warriors rest well and heal fast.
The healer helps them.
Firepaw watches the healer.
The healer’s name is Spottedleaf.
Firepaw likes Spottedleaf. He says “Hi!”
Spottedleaf is very angry.
“I am busy! I am healing the warriors! Go away!”
Firepaw goes away.
Firepaw thinks about her beautiful eyes...
Chapter 16: The Training
Today, all apprentices train.
They learn to hunt.
They must be quiet.
They have to hide in the grass.
They have to jump fast.
Firepaw and other kittens go to the forest and hunt.
They must hunt mice.
Firepaw sees a mouse in the grass.
He is very quiet.
He hides in the grass and jumps on the mouse.
Firepaw bites the mouse and kills it.
Firepaw goes back to the campsite.
Chapter 17: The Fox
After 2 months, Firepaw trains and studies.
He is still an apprentice.
He hunts every day.
One day, Firepaw and Graypaw hunt together.
They hide in the bushes.
They hunt mice and birds.
They eat and talk a lot.
Suddenly, they smell a fox.
Firepaw wants to talk with a fox.
“Stop!” - Graypaw shouts. “Foxes are big and strong.
We can’t fight.”
Firepaw and Graypaw run away.
But Firepaw liked the fox.
Its fur looks like Firepaw’s fur: it’s red!
Chapter 18: The Old Cat
Firepaw goes back to the Thunder Clan campsite.
He smells a cat from another clan.
It is an old, smelly and sick cat Yellowfang.
Her fangs are yellow.
Firepaw attacks the cat.
He bites and scratches the cat.
The cat bites and scratches too.
They fight and they fight.
But the old cat is very weak and tired.
She gives up. She says: “I give up! Kill me!”
But Firepaw feels pity for her.
Firepaw decides to hunt for Yellowfang.
He hunts a little rabbit for her.
She eats the rabbit.
Yellowfang says thank you to Firepaw.
Chapter 19: A Loner
After a minute, Blue Star,Graypaw and other hunters from Thunder
Clan come.
They see Yellowfang and they are shocked.
They shout: “This is a cat from Shadow Clan!
She is our enemy!”
Yellowfang says: “I am not in Shadow Clan anymore.
Now, I am a loner.”
Blue Star says: “We respect you.
We can help you.
Come to our campsite.”
Yellowfang is a healer from Shadow Clan.
She is also a warrior.
This is a rarity.
Everyone respects Yellowfang because of her achievements.
Now, everyone wants to help Yellowfang.
They want to heal Yellowfang.
Chapter 20: Prepare for war
Firepaw must heal Yellowfang now.
He brings her healing grass and leaves.
He cleans her.
He takes care of her because she is old.
After a minute, Blue Star starts a council.
She says that the Wind Clan is dead.
And the Shadow Clan starts a war.
Shadow Clan kills cats from other clan.
So Thunder Clan must prepare for war.
They must hunt a lot.
They must train a lot.
They must fight.
Chapter 21: The Exam
Today is an exam for all apprentices.
Firepaw and his friends are ready.
They have to hunt a big animal to pass the exam.
They hunt separately.
When Firepaw hunts, he smells a two-legged house.
This is his last house.
He smells a cat.
The cat is unknown.
The cat is very big and fat.
Firepaw attacks the fat cat.
He looks at the fat cat.
He understands that it is his old friend, Smudge.
After going to the cutter, Smudge is fat and big.
They talk and they play.
They are happy to see each other.
After a conversation, Smudge goes back home.
Firepaw goes back to the forest and hunt.
Chapter 22: Ancient Clans
All apprentices passed the exam.
So, they go to the council of all clans.
On the council, old cats tell them stories about ancient times.
In ancient times, cats were big.
There were 4 clans.
A tiger clan.
All cats were orange.
All cats had black stripes.
A cheetah clan.
All cats were yellow.
All cats had black spots.
A lion clan.
All cats had manes.
A puma clan.
All cats were black.
All cats were good at hunting and swimming.
Chapter 23: The Threat
On the council of 4 clans, all cats talk about killing The Wind Clan.
Shadow Clan’s leader threatens every cat.
He says: “You have two options.
First is to let us hunt on your territory.
Second is to die.”
Every cat is angry.
River Clan lets Shadow Clan hunt in their river.
But Thunder Clan don’t let them do it.
They decide to start a war.
They go back home.
Chapter 24: The Source
After Shadow Clan starts a war, Blue Star needs advice from Star
Clan cats.
So she goes to the Moon Stone.
A clan leader can talk to Star Clan cats near the Moon Stone.
A clan leader gets 9 lives from the Moon Stone.
So Firepaw and Blue Star go to the Moon Stone.
Firepaw helps Blue Star.
Firepaw is Blue Star’s apprentice.
They come to the Moon Stone.
It is beautiful and big.
Blue Star speaks with Star Clan cats.
Chapter 25: Shadow Clan Attacks
After going to the Moon Stone, Blue Star and Firepaw run back to
the campsite.
They come back and see that the Shadow Clan cats attack.
Thunder Clan and Shadow Clan fight.
Fur and blood is everywhere.
Shadow Clan cats want to kill Thunder Clan kittens.
They go to the nursery and attack.
All mothers are busy.
All mothers fight.
But Yellowfang protects the kittens.
Yellowfang fights with Shadow Clan cats.
Thunder Clan wins.
Chapter 26: Missing Kittens
After the fight, the cats realize that kittens are missing.
The healer is dead.
Yellowfang is missing.
Every cat thinks that Yellowfang killed the healer and stole the
kittens.
They think she is a betrayer.
Firepaw doesn’t believe it.
Firepaw and friends go to the forest.
They want to find Yellowfang and kittens.
They want to prove that she is not a betrayer.
Chapter 27: The Proofs
Apprentices search for Yellowfang and the kittens for hours.
Finally, they find Yellowfang.
They shout: “You are a betrayer!
You stole the kittens!”
But Yellowfang says: “It is not true!
Shadow Clan stole the kittens.
I want to find them!
I smell them here.”
Firepaw is happy that Yellowfang is not a betrayer.
They see cats from The Shadow Clan in the bushes.
They carry the kittens.
Yellowfang and the apprentices attack.
They fight and they fight.
Thunder Clan cats win and take the kittens.
Chapter 28: A New Healer
When Firepaw, Yellowfang and friends come back, every cat is happy.
The kittens are injured.
So Yellowfang heals them.
Blue Star suggests Yellowfang to be a new healer of Thunder Clan.
Yellowfang agrees.
Firepaw is very happy.
Firepaw likes Yellowfang.
They are good friends.
Yellowfang loves all the kittens very much.
She doesn’t have her own kittens.
So she loves all the kittens in the clan.
Blue Star is very proud of Firepaw.
“I think you are ready to become a warrior,” she says.
Chapter 29: Becoming A Warrior
Today Firepaw finally becomes a warrior.
His dream comes true.
Every cat celebrates.
Firepaw is very happy.
They feast and play.
They talk and walk.
Firepaw has a new name now.
His name is Fireheart now.
Because he is very brave and he has fire in his soul.
He has a kind heart.
Chapter 30: A New Threat
After the celebration, Fireheart is tired.
Fireheart wants to rest.
He falls asleep.
But suddenly, he hears a noise.
It is Tigerclaw.
Tigerclaw is angry because he doesn’t like Fireheart.
He doesn’t want him to become a warrior.
He wants to fight.
Fireheart is ready to attack.
But who is going to win the battle?
