# group of cats By [lungan](https://paragraph.com/@lungan) ยท 2022-10-13 --- ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/9f67106f17d4542a9560359f4478c3f5e270107ee5abaab22f9f5829568d3063.png) An excellent breed of Hokkien cat is called the unicorn cat. The tail of this cat is bald and short, as simple as a rabbit. (Strange, no one has ever seen a real unicorn, so why do you think its tail is short.) When the unicorn cat is pregnant, relatives and friends around come to book. In the next litter, only one or two kittens' tails remained trademarked, and like Persians, they were never mass-produced. Those who get unicorn kittens are happy, and they can give back one or two eggs or a string of noodles according to local customs. Since cats can be negotiated, their worth is naturally much cheaper than dogs. When the family changes and needs to be laid off, the cat is the first to be laid off. Gulangyu Island is a small island around the sea. Over the years, many families have moved to the other side one after another. From a spacious, dilapidated, and deep single-family house to a cramped, brand-new, luxuriously decorated apartment, the original scumbag cat seemed out of date, and was reduced along with the old furniture. The most famous weakness of cats is that they can't swim, and there is no precedent for crossing the strait in fairy tales. Maybe a cat with a high IQ can get on the ferry without buying a ticket, cross the sea with its tail tucked in, and look for the old owner? But since he has such wisdom, he will definitely take into account the various unsatisfactory situations in the new environment, as well as the unreliable host who is not worthy of trust. ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/6ac8528be50e4f4c43f5a90a46472a6fc6e60ecb040474ff1ae948ce2e161612.png) Abandoned cats can not be called stray cats, they are more like released prisoners, called free cats. They have a home to return to, and they generally crave their old nests, haunting the precarious Romanesque colonnades and mosaic-glass doors and windows. Some of these old houses have been sold and demolished, and they can easily find other suitable places to have children. The free cat disdains begging on the street, and at most curls up against the wall of the house to bask in the sun, with a look of indifference to the world. Sometimes I dream, reminiscing about the fresh kitten and fish that the owner bought from the market, purring comfortably and salivating. Free cats have stronger foraging ability than dogs in cities, especially in Gulangyu, where there are many ruins and deserted parks and forests. It is said that there are two species of creatures in the world that will never go extinct, that is, mice and cockroaches. A cat with electric eyes and sharp claws has no shortage of protein. If he learns to chew grass and flowers, he will have no problem with vitamins. As for fish, you can't find it. If the kitchen window is not closed properly... Cats will choose good branches to live in, unlike dogs, who will only hang themselves under a tree if they are praised. Remember there is a theory that cats have more dignity than dogs. We've all seen the eagerness, the attachment, the ecstasy that a dog doesn't know what to do when it pounces on its master. Cats do not, even if they are very hungry, they can still maintain their identity calmly when they approach the food. They are light, flexible, and alert. They are the miniature version of the king of tigers. ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/5c788ad895ac7b12a089c184f55bf765f69fbf8abe37b79112b6191a67d01527.png) After my right neighbor abandoned the half-collapsed ancestral house and moved out, the several acres of gardens beyond the mud wall, including two four-story white buildings, became a tribe of cats. In early spring, this is the Eden of cats, chasing and jumping all the way to sing love songs. Sometimes I would just walk under my window, like a baby crying all night long, making me want to pour a pot of boiling water into it. In summer, it is common for lost kittens to starve to death by the ditch. If they are brought home, rice soup and milk will not survive. In winter, the idle old cat couldn't stand the cold silence of the empty house, and ran to my promenade to take a nap. In fact, wherever the sun shines, they are just as warm, they just long to smell the human scent. --- *Originally published on [lungan](https://paragraph.com/@lungan/group-of-cats)*