Wholesale When we had to say "Servus" to Mäxchen - When the beloved pet dies

Anton was my grandparents' tomcat. We lived far away from Grandma and Grandpa, but I didn't mind sitting in the car for a long time to visit them. When we drove up the long, snow-covered driveway to Grandma and Grandpa’s house last Christmas, I already noticed that something was wrong. I don't know why, but I felt it. Grandma opened the front door with a terribly sad face. "My dears, I better tell you right away," she said. "Anton died last night." In that moment my whole world broke; it felt as if something was clutching my heart and squeezing it very tightly. I could hardly breathe and then I started to cry, until Mom took me in her arms and carried me into the house as if I were still a small child. Our short stories and poems give comfort to children and young people when the beloved dog or the faithful horse dies or the old, sick tomcat has to cross the rainbow bridge.