Aresai was one of a litter of six born in a stable in Bethlehem. His mother was a hard working mouser and his father had been a roamer. Aresai and his littermates had a very good life. Mother had provided them with warm place and plenty to eat. The humans, who took care of the livestock there, were very kind and often picked them up, caressed them, and gave them little tidbits to eat. The kittens loved the humans very much and would often rub up against their legs in appreciation.
     As Aresai and his brother played, the humans were talking about a coming Messiah. One of them said, "Last night I saw a star that shined every so brightly and I as I gazed upon the star I remembered hearing that in Bethlehem, here in the land of Judea, would come a ruler who would bring peace, a Savior." (Micah 5:1-5)
     As Aresai and his brother stopped their play to listen, another human said. "I hear there will come a savior and the Spirit of the Lord will rest on him - the spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the spirit of counsel and of power, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord - and he will delight in the fear of the Lord. He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears; but with righteousness he will judge the needy, with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked. Righteousness will be his belt, and faithfulness the sash around his waist." (Isaiah 11:2-5.
       And another said, "It is said, the Lord himself will give a sign. A virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel." Isaiah 7:14)
     A Shepard boy excitedly exclaimed, "He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths. The law will go up from Zion, the word of the Lord will come from Jerusalem." (Isaiah 2:3)
     Aresai could not understand what they were saying but he knew this messiah must really be somebody great. That night as Aresai and his littermates nestled next to their mother, he asked his mother. "Who is this Messiah that the humans were speaking of?"
     She replied to him. "He is the promised Savior . Humans watch in hope for his coming." "Isaiah19:20, Micah 7:7). As the night grew cold, Aresai snuggled closer to his mother and fell asleep.
     The next morning Aresai awoke to the stirring of the sheep as the humans herded them out of the stable to the pastures above Bethlehem. Aresai followed his mother down to the inn where the innkeeper put down a warm dish of milk for her, Aresai, and his littermates. As Aresai's mother licked his face clean, the innkeeper went to the door. There was a young couple in need of a place to stay. The man looked very tired as if he had traveled a great distance. Behind him upon a donkey, was a beautiful young woman who seemed to be in much stress. He heard the innkeeper say that he had no room, the inn was full, and he doubted that they would find any place. Just as the man started to walk away, the innkeeper looked down upon Aresai and his mother. He then called to the man, "Wait, there is a stable out back. It is not much but it is warm, and there is plenty of clean straw." The man replied. "Thank you. Your are very kind."
     The whole town was full of people. Aresai had never seen so many. He had to be very careful not to get stepped on. Mother decided to take him hunting in the country where they would not have to worry about getting in the way of humans. Later that day, as mother was about to pounce upon a field mouse, there came three large camels. A king riding upon one, stopped his camel. Having climbed down from his camel, he reached out and swooped up Aresai.
     He said to the two other kings, "We have traveled a great distance, let us rest here a bit until the star again appears". It was a star they had seen in the east ahead of them. They seemed overjoyed by the sight of this star (Matthew 2:9-10). Aresai purred and listened to the humans as the king petted him. One of the kings was telling that he did not trust King Herod. He had a dream that warned him not to go back to Herod. So the kings decided they would return to their country by another route (Matthew 2:12).
     Mother anxiously mewed for Aresai to follow her for she had to do some more hunting if she were to make milk to feed her brood. Aresai wanted to stay in the lap of the king, but it seemed that the king was a wise man and knew that mother was anxious. He said. "It seems your mother must be on her way. I would not want you to get left behind." So he gently pushed Aresai from his warm lap.
     Later, Mother turned for home. Her hunt had been very successful. She was full. Aresai also caught a mouse and was content. As they headed back to the stable, they saw some shepherds. Mother decided they would rest by the shepherds fire before she and Aresai continued for home.
     As they rested, Aresai heard a familiar voice. The shepherd boy, who had been at the stable, was telling the other shepherds what the men at the stable had said the evening before. As they were discussing it, there was a bright blinding light. It was so bright that is terrified the shepherds. An angel appeared out of the light and said to them, "Do not be afraid, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David, a Savior has been born to you; He is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger." Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying "Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests".
     When the angels had left them and gone up into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about." (Luke 2:8:15) As the shepherds hurriedly rounded up their sheep, the shepherd boy picked up Aresai and put him in his knapsack. Mother freighted by the commotion, disappeared into the night. As the shepherds neared Bethlehem they notice a star shining ever so brightly At the stable, camels stood outside the door. As the shepherds looked closer, they saw three kings standing over and admiring a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger. Aresai stuck his head out of the knapsack and jumped to the ground. He rushed ahead of the shepherds and dashed between the legs of the kings. He jumped into the lap of the beautiful young mother and looked down with wonder at the baby that was born in a stable.