Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter

The month of august brought many surprises and changes. the first surprise was a kitten that pollyanna found mewing pitifully on the street. she brought it home to her aunt and said, “aunt polly, i’m glad no one claimed the kitten, as i always wanted to bring it home. i told everyone how kind a master you shall be!” miss polly did not like cats. but she couldn’t stop pollyanna from adopting her new pet, who was promptly named fluffy.

the next day it was a dog, even dirtier and more forlorn, perhaps, than the kitten and was christened buffy. miss polly again found herself to be on the pedestal of kindness and mercy by pollyanna