Sure that there was something wrong, I began to crawl about. It was in fact so bright that I could hardly keep my eyes open. Moreover I now found myself in a painfully bright place most unlike that nook where once I’d sheltered.
I had at one time had a basketful of brothers, but now not one could be seen. When I came to myself, the creature had gone. Thus far I can remember but, however hard I try, I cannot recollect anything thereafter. And just as I was thinking that the giddiness would kill me, I heard a thud and saw a million stars. I could not tell whether the was in movement or whether it was only I that moved but anyway I began to grow quite giddy, to feel sick. I was originally somewhat troubled by such exhalations for they made me choke, but I learnt only recently that it was the smoke of burnt tobacco which humans like to breathe.įor a little while I sat comfortably in that creature’s palm, but things soon developed at a tremendous speed. The center of the face protrudes excessively and sometimes, from the holes in that protuberance, smoke comes out in little puffs. Since that day I have met many a cat but never have I come across such deformity. First of all, the face that should be decorated with hair is as bald as a kettle. The impression of oddity, which I then received, still remains today. This must have been the very first time that ever I set eyes on a human being. When I accustomed myself to that position, I looked at his face. I simply felt myself floating in the air as I was lifted up lightly on his palm.
However as at that time I lacked all knowledge of such creatures, I did not feel particularly frightened. I hear that, on occasion, this species catches, boils, and eats us.
This human being, I heard afterwards, was a member of the most ferocious human species a shosei, one of those students who, in return for board and lodging, perform small chores about the house. All I remember is that I was miaowing in a dampish dark place when, for the first time, I saw a human being. Natsume Sōseki 2108445 I Am a Cat ( 吾輩は猫である) - ChapYasotaro Morri
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