私は大の猫好きです。岩合光昭さんの番組は大抵見ています。
今回縁があって海外から帰国したばかりのChieさんとオンライン談義をしました。彼女も無類の猫好き、なんと自宅には12匹いるとか…
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Chie
We have twelve cats, three dogs four turtles and one fish for our pets in the house.
Toshi Twelve cats!
Chie
Yes. Twelve cats. It’s because my parents and my sisters also love cats. An animals in general. So we usually rescue cats that we find on the street.
Toshi
I remember that , as a small child, I was always a lonely boy. I had no friends and I was so shy. I didn’t want to go out and interact with people. I don’t know why, but I felt more secure, more at home at home. And one day, my mother brought home a small cat. And then we began to live with that small cat. Since then I gradually liked that small pet because when I was in the living room the cat come and sat on my knees and then began to sleep. Or when I was watching TV, the cat came to me , sitting side by side with me . I don’t know why, but I felt so loving, so affectionate about cats and since then my craze for cat began. This is my personal story. Thank you for listening.
Chie
That is a great story, Toshi-san. Thank you for sharing. Is it OK if I ask more about that? So do you remember what name you gave to the kitten?
Toshi
Actually I didn’t give, but my parents gave. The cat had a black hair. So we gave her the name KURO.
Chie
Do you remember how long you had the cat with you? How many years did t live?
Toshi
If my memory is right, it didn’t live long. There was a kind of accident or something and it died.
Chie
That’s too bad.
Toshi
My dad didn’t want to show me the dead body., because that would be too shocking for a 6 year old boy.
Chie
True
Toshi
He took away. Maybe he buried the body in a mountain or somewhere I think.
Chie
Thank you for sharing that now after you had kuro when you were a boy did you have other pets growing up?
Toshi
Yes. My mom brought me another cats and so we lived together. About half of my lifetime was spent with a cat. My dad, my father did not like cats so much they do eats a lot and not so sanitary. However, when he got older like 60, 61 two he began to love cats. I think he was also lonely. He wanted somebody to live with.
Chie
True. Cats make great companions at any age. They are good companions for older people because they don’t require a lot of maintenance. You don’t need to take them on a walk they’re always sleeping. And very relaxed.
Toshi
I want to know how many hours they sleep. Maybe 16 hours? What do you think?
Chie
You’re actually quite right. Cats actually sleep for almost 12 to 16 hours a day depending on how old they are. So that’s a very long.
Toshi
I remember that when I was a school student, I woke up washed my face , brush my teeth and I was having breakfast. Then the cat woke up too and he ate some food and he began to sleep again. WHY? It’s in the morning. “Why do you sleep ? I shouted.