w hen the big cats first walked the forest, TigerClan and LionClan both had pure golden coats, but only LionClan cats had a mane of long hair like the rays of the sun. The TigerClan cats were jealous of these golden manes, and they were jealous of LeopardClan's ability to run faster than any other cats. Jealousy made them bitter, and they started hunting at night and keeping to the shadows during the daytime. One TigerClan warrior, Thorntooth, was more bitter than the rest. He started attacking the other Clans at night, stealing their kits and raiding their fresh-kill pile. Shadestar, the TigerClan leader, knew what Thorntooth was doing, but she did nothing to stop him, because her own heart was black with envy.. Then a day came when Thorntooth sneaked back into camp with a small lion cub dangling from his jaws and mewing sadly. Shadestar took one look at the kit and flew into rage. "That's Petalkit!" she roared. "You've stolen Goldenstar...