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You were calling for me, weren’t you, cat?’ Yes, yes, I certainly was!
Did you know that animals are much more multilingual?
And so began our new life together. Satoru was the perfect roommate for a cat, and I was the perfect roommate for a human.
Humans who think we don’t understand them are the stupid ones.
‘You know …’ Satoru began hesitantly. ‘If you’re going to get a cat, I think it might be better if you and your wife find a new one together.’
Satoru you great man!
Satoru should be thankful I’m such an exceptionally bright cat.
Satoru switched to the car stereo and a light orchestral melody started playing. Okay, this wasn’t so bad. ‘My mother used to like this. Paul Mauriat.’ Hm, not bad at all. I could picture doves about to fly off, a happy vision from the feline perspective.
Confirmed that cats love instrumentals and jazz!
I just like this silver van, that’s all. ’Cause it was mine even before I met Satoru.
Cat lovers have a special place in their hearts for kittens.
‘But you don’t need to complain about every little thing. Just take it as it comes, be grown-up about it.’
‘I’ve dreamed about living the country life. Like in Miyazaki’s film My Neighbour Totoro, do you know it?’
Which is why he tried his best to be the kind of child who wouldn’t require too much of their time and effort, the kind who wouldn’t get under their feet.
This is so sad the poor thing!
In the cat world, good manners are a must.
This is so cute and funny
From my first experience of the sea, I learned a valuable lesson.
The sea is where you go to reminisce when you are far away from home.
Whenever there’s anything major happening in our family we need to inform both our dog and cat – this proposal by Chikako had become a firm family rule.
At that moment, we were without doubt the greatest travellers in the world. And I was the world’s greatest travelling cat.
But still he had his suspicions – and that was the problem.
This Sugi guy is really self conscious, makes me feel so upset for him
If it came to a fight, I was several leagues above this mutt. You may talk big, but I bet you’ve never been in a life-and-death scrape.
‘I’ll come as often as I can to check on you, so if you get lonely, just hang in there.’ Any chance you can refrain from the over-protective comments in front of the others? You’re embarrassing me.
‘I’m sorry, Nana. You must have been lonely.’
Poor Satoru
‘It’s such a shame I can’t leave him here,’ he’d tell each of his friends, but in the van on the way home he’d be all smiles. How could I ever leave him, having experienced that kind of love? I will never, ever, leave him.
Stop it this all making me so emotional
For the rest of my life, I would remember all the shades of red Satoru mentioned that day.
I dont think this is a happy thing :(
There are so many things in life that are beyond our control.
I am Satoru’s one and only cat. And Satoru is my one and only pal. And a proud cat like me wasn’t about to abandon his pal. If living as a stray was what it took to be Satoru’s cat to the very end, then bring it on.
After that, I became Satoru’s commuting cat.
As we count up the memories from one journey, we head off on another. Remembering those who went ahead. Remembering those who will follow after. And someday, we will meet all those people again, out beyond the horizon.
