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- From: daj8m@poe.acc.Virginia.EDU (Deirdre A. Johnson)
- Subject: "A Scratchy Definition", or tomcat's view of tom...
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- Organization: University of Virginia
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 17:14:49 GMT
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- Hi, everyone!
-
- A while ago, a friend of mine gave me a newspaper clipping (I think from
- the NY Times Review of Books) of a cat story. I'm posting the story
- because I thought all of you cat-people might enjoy it. It's taken from
- "Toward the Radical Center: A Karel Capek Reader," edited by Peter Kussi,
- and it purports to be a cat describing his person. Here goes!
-
- This is my Man. I am not afraid of him. He is very strong,
- for he eats a great deal; he is an Eater of All Things. What are
- you eating? Give me some!
- He is not beautiful, for he has no fur. Not having enough
- saliva, he has to wash himself with water. He meows in a harsh
- voice and a great deal more than necessary. Sometimes in his sleep
- he purrs.
- Let me out!
- I don't know how he has made himself Master; perhaps he has
- eaten something sublime.
- He keeps my rooms clean for me.
- In his paws he carries a sharp black claw and he scratches
- with it on white sheets of paper. That is the only game he plays.
- He sleeps at night instead of by day, he cannot see in the dark,
- he has no pleasures. He never thinks of blood, never dreams of
- hunting or fighting; he never sings songs of love.
-
- That's it! I hope you enjoyed it.
-
- -Deirdre (daj8m@Virginia.edu)
-