Marble

by Rachel
(Rhode Island)

My childhood cat was named Marble. I picked this name because my Father wrote a riddle that described her coloring as being like a marble and I had to figure out what the riddle was before he would give her to me for my 9th birthday.
She was a beautiful calico with spots and splotches of unique coloring. There was a grey tabby pattern on her stomache, an orange tiger spot at the base of her tail, and a lovely interweaving of black a white all through the mix of patterned colors.