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Cat stories

Work in Progress Someone gave me a book about cat stories in literature (in German). I think many of the stories are out of copyright. I will try to find the originals and also add other cat stories. The content page of that book: Titles are translated to English by me. They are sometimes different from the official titles in English used by publishers. It is possible that some stories do not exist as official translations. If I find the original story in the author's mother language online, I will link to it. Please use Google Images and Machine Translation (Gemini, ChatGPT,...) to translate it into your language.  I mark in red where I think the story is still in copyright (to be investigated) because the author died less than 70 years ago. INSTEAD OF A FOREWORD Kurt Tucholsky : "Letter to a Tomcat / Brief an einen Kater " (1927) THAT'S THE CAT... / So ist die Katz Robert Walser (1956) : The Kitten / Das Kätzchen Rudyard Kipling : "The Cat That Walked by Himse...
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Cat Portraits

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  Felix in 2025 Felix in 2007 Hachi in 2023 Mama-cat in 2018 more to come
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Location: Narita, Chiba, Japan
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Repost: white kitten missing in Narita

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  日本語 then English アラート成田・酒々井・佐倉・八街 この白い子猫は2024年9月17日火曜日にJR成田駅東口で逃げました。 まだこのあたりにいる可能性もありますが、八街方面に戻っている可能性もあります。 しかし、別の方向に移動している可能性もある。 もし見かけた方がいらっしゃいましたら、ご連絡ください。mkengel@gmail.com また、上記の地域に連絡先をお持ちの方は、SNSでメッセージを発信してください。 よろしくお願いします。 子猫を見つけた場合、飼いたいと思ったら問題ありません。元の飼い主は、その子猫が安全であることを確認したいだけです。 Alert Narita, Shisui, Sakura, Yachimata This white kitten has run away on Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at the east exit of Narita JR station. It is possible that she is still in the area but it is also possible that she walks back in direction of her old home in Yachimata. But it is also possible that she moves in other directions. If you have seen her, please contact me, I am going to bring you into contact with her owner. mkengel@gmail.com And, please, publish messages on social media if you have contacts in the area described above. Thank you very much in advance. If you found the kitten and want to keep it. No problem. The former owner just wants to know that it is save.
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Location: Narita, Chiba, Japan
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小美　（ちび）Little beauty

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  Japanese often call a small cat: chibi.   The meaning of chibi is  禿び,  a "small, cute version of a manga, anime character, typically with oversized head". It is something, Japanese consider as かわいい. I am no fan of manga and anime, so I changed the characters from  禿び  to  小美 and gave the latter  the "not entirely correct" reading  chibi. 　 小（ち） 美　（ び） 小美  is her name now: Chibi, the little beauty. 小美　新しい読み方:　 小（ち） 美　（ び） Ein sogenannter Dachhase. On the lookout for "Ubereats Cat"(=me). Gemini says: The term "Dachhase" is a German word that literally translates to "roof hare." However, it's not actually a type of hare. Here's a breakdown of its meaning:   Figurative Meaning: 1) It's a humorous or colloquial term for a house cat. 2) Historically, it also referred to cat meat, particularly during times of food scarcity. This connection arose because a prepared cat could resemble a hare, and cats are known to climb onto roofs...
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Location: Narita, Chiba, Japan
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Morning concerto in fortissimo

 Lord Ginger is very vocal regarding getting food. Click on fullscreen view to enjoy.
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Location: Narita, Chiba, Japan
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Lord Ginger and Chibi

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  "Take out your offerings from your bag, stranger. The Lord and his Mistress are hungry." Lord Ginger once lived at another place but since he gets free food here, he relocated to this place so that he doesn't need to walk so far every morning. Chibi is inoffically the cat of the neighbor house but regularly comes to get a wetfood snack too. Lord Ginger shows great respect toward Chibi, or lets say, he is a bit afraid of her.
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Location: Narita, Chiba, Japan
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The Lord of the Bamboo Forest

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" Kneel stranger, I am the Lord of the Bamboo Forest." After the grandma cat changed into a house cat (see a post earlier) and left the place shown here, he considered it is his time to get free food. He is now waiting every morning. I am not sure if he is feral or stray. Difficult to say as he approached me already after only one week. However, he is still not sure yet if he can trust me. So he meows and hisses in alternation. And he doesn't like being touched. I was told he regularly showed up at a neighbor house where they provide food to their out-house cats. 
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Location: Narita, Chiba, Japan
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