CLINTON, Ark. – Charlie Brown is down to seven lives.

Donna and Danny Pistole’s black-and-white cat survived a February tornado that destroyed the family’s mobile home, coming out of nearby woods skittish but no worse for wear. However, the cat took up refuge in a large pile of debris from the storm that the Pistoles set afire last Sunday while cleaning up their property.

Thursday, Donna Pistole followed Charlie Brown’s meows and found him stuck in briars. His paws and nose were scorched, his eyes matted shut and his coat singed a dingy yellow – but he was alive.

The Pistoles sought shelter in a storm cellar during the tornado. Donna Pistole took one of their cats, Bubby, but couldn’t find Charlie Brown and fellow feline Sanbo.

Sanbo is still missing.

Promo observing Leap Day turns into free-for-all at park

NEW YORK – Even giving away something for free can turn into a hassle in New York.

A video-sharing Web site set out to observe Leap Day by handing out prizes worth up to $29 on Feb. 29 outside Union Square Park.

As they clocked toward the event’s scheduled time – 2:29 p.m. – people trampled one another and mobbed the costumed representatives of CashTomato.com

Some people wrested bags of cash-stuffed envelopes and other items from the CashTomato workers, said Jason Buzi, who identified himself as the company’s senior vice president.

The prize givers weren’t the only ones who were overwhelmed.

“Before I knew it, I was on the floor” and under a pile of people, said Anabel DeJesus, 17. She left without any prize. “It’s not worth it,” she told the Daily News.

Police didn’t have any information Saturday on whether anyone was injured or arrested.

Buzi said CashTomato has staged relatively uneventful giveaways in other cities, and he was startled by the Manhattan mayhem.