Rascal the Bengal cat is a very good sport. The loyal sidekick to nearly 4-year-old Hannah Harris, he doesn’t mind being carried from room to room as Hannah plays around. Says Hannah’s mom, Aarika, the 10-year-old cat can jump in your arms on command and enjoys being worn around the neck. And Rascal doesn’t mind when Hannah dresses him up or uses him as a mountain for her toys to climb on.
The two are inseparable. When they sit on the covered porch together, Aarika says, they sit in side-by-side chairs, enjoying the outdoors.
But Hannah takes the responsibility of having a cat very seriously, cleaning the litter box (“She asked to!” Aarika insists) and his water bowl and feeding him.
And, says Aarika, “She always makes sure when he’s napping somewhere that he has a blanket and a pillow…even if those objects are her brother’s towel and brother’s hair brush.”
