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"TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTION"


The case of the kitten ghost

It lies in a special file in the Paris headquarters of the French Society for Psychical research - a photograph of a small boy in his Sunday Best, holding a pet in his arms. The kitten is small and white with huge, appealing face. It had been given to seven-year old Reneé Leret in August 1954, and from that moment on they were seldom apart. Reneé took it to school - until the teacher objected.

But then came the day when it died but it seemed not even death could nothing could separate them.

The parents kept Reneé away from the scene until all traces of the accident were removed.

"you must not be too sad about Jacques", Michelle Leret told her son. "We will get you another one to take his place." fitting the pieces together

"but i don't need anotheer one, Mother" the boy replied. "Jacques is here sitting by the window."

He reached out to stroke the air a few inches above the window ledge.

Doctor Lefeve, hearing of the case, arrived at the village at the end of September. He had several long interviews with the child and his parents, and he carried out several routine tests. He found out that when the boy entered the room the temperature dropped-always a sign of a "presenece". Examining the inside of the front door, he found minute scratches around the door which apparently made by cat claws. Yet the door had been newly painted - after the cat died.

Then there was a family photo graph and to their surprise in the photo was......


You can now think up your own ending and send it back to group 3. And we will tell you what really happened.


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