Everyone in the neighborhood knew who Ugly was, the tomcat．He had only one eye and 1 the other should have been was a hole．He was also missing his ear on the same 2 , his left foot appeared to have been badly broken 3 , and his tail has long been lost．Every time someone saw Ugly there was the same 4 ．“That's one UGLY cat!”
All the children were 5 not to touch him, but whenever he 6 children, he would come running, meowing and bump his head against their hand 7 for their love．If you ever picked him up he would immediately begin sucking on your shirt, earring, 8 he could find．
One day Ugly 9 his love with the neighbour's dogs．They did not respond 10 , and Ugly was badly bitten．From my apartment I heard his scream and rushed to his 11 ．By the time I got to where he was lying, it was 12 that Ugly's sad life was almost at an end．As I 13 him up and tried to carry him home, I could feel him struggling．
Then I 14 a familiar suck on my ear．Even in the greatest pain, that ugly battle scarred cat was asking only for a little 15 ．At that moment I thought Ugly was the most beautiful, loving creature I had ever seen．Never once did he try to bite or scratch me, or 16 try to get away from me．Ugly just looked up at me completely trusting me to 17 his pain．Ugly died in my arms 18 I could get inside, but I held him for a long time．
Ugly 19 me a lot about loving and giving．He had been scarred on the outside, but I was scarred on the 20 , and it was time for me to learn to love truly and give my total to those I cared for．
