Halloween kitty

"Trick or treat!"
With the cat under one arm and candy in the other I said, "Here you go, what would you like?" Her little blonde head swiveled between the treats and the kitty and finally without taking her eyes off the cat she turned to her mom.
She whispered, "Can I have the kitty cat?" Her mom and I laughed.
"No honey, the kitty cat lives here. It can't come home with us."
"But Mom! I want it!" Trying to work every angle she finally looked up at me and pleaded, "But I would name her Spooky." After a few more "No, honey" lines clucked by her mom, she grabbed a snickers and walked away, head down, hoping for better luck at the next house.