monster

The cute little monster shivered underneath the filth-stained cardboard shed. The inconsiderate rain washed away the night while its tiny stomach meowed in deprivation. Here it was- a small gray kitten left in a dark alley by an uncaring mother who had too much on her paws already in terms of feeding herself. Left to fend for itself- it was a lone warrior surviving on the scraps rejected, even by the scavengers.
A savory smell… something that thrilled its inexperienced nose made the diminutive kitten jump up and gaze around at the wet trashcans. This was unique- not something it had ever tasted before. So it went off in search of the unusual scent until a few heavy footsteps caused it to hide behind a plastic bag. The footsteps drew closer, clearly heard against the background of the pattering rain. The kitten peeked at the approaching being:  an old man, wearing a dark raincoat and old rubber boots.
The old man walked up to where the kitten hid, stooped over and gently said 'hello there!' The kitten looked up and saw a kindly face that dissolved all of its fear. It noticed that the unknown smell was coming from the man himself, so it stepped out of hiding to inspect the intruder in its territory. Slowly and cautiously, it walked up to the man who had a hand outstretched. On sniffing his hand, the kitten was exhilarated to smell that very scent and out of curiosity, proceeded to lick the man's fingers.
Chuckling a little, the man asked 'you're one curious kitty eh? do ya wanna taste what's inside, little fella?'.
Then he opened his closed fist to unveil the delicacy… a small piece of some blue solid and offered it to the inquisitive kitten who quickly licked it up.
It tasted sweet and minty, like those little sticky things that those human kids throw into the garbage cans.  The old man smiled again, this time patting the kitten's head in farewell as he went on his way. The little kitten purred for a moment and turned away in satisfaction to face the familiar trashcans.
Then it dropped dead.