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1、TheZenofCatTheManwasverysad.HeknewthattheCat’sdayswerenumbered.Thedoctorhadsaidtherewasn’tanythingmorethatcouldbedone,thatheshouldtaketheCathomeandmakehimascomfortableaspossible.ThemanstrokedtheCatonhislapandsighed.TheCatopenedhiseyes,purredandlookedupattheMan.AtearrolleddowntheM
2、an’scheekandlandedontheCat’sforehead.TheCatgavehimaslightlyannoyedlook.“Whydoyoucry,Man？”theCatasked.“Becauseyoucan’tbearthethoughtoflosingme？Becauseyouthinkyoucanneverreplaceme？”TheMannodded“yes.”“AndwheredoyouthinkI’llbewhenIleaveyou？”theCatasked.TheManshruggedhelplessly.“Close
3、youreyes,Man,”theCatsaid.TheMangavehimaquestioninglook,butdidashewastold.“Whatcoloraremyeyesandfur？”theCatasked.“Youreyesaregoldandyourfurisarich,warmbrown,”theManreplied.“Andwhereisitthatyoumostoftenseeme？”askedtheCat.“Iseeyou…onthekitchenwindowsillwatchingthebirds…onmyfavoritec
4、hair…onmydesklyingonthepapersIneed…onthepillownexttomyheadatnight.”“Then,wheneveryouwishtoseeme,allyoumustdoiscloseyoureyes,”saidtheCat.“Pickupthatpieceofstringfromthefloor——there,my‘toy.’”TheManopenedhiseyes,thenreachedoverandpickedupthestring.ItwasabouttwofeetlongandtheCathadbe
5、enabletoentertainhimselfforhourswithit.“Nowtakeeachendofthestringinonehand,”theCatordered.TheMandidso.“Theendinyourlefthandismybirthandtheendinyourrighthandismydeath.Nowbringthetwoendstogether,”theCatsaid.TheMancomplied.“Youhavemadeacontinuouscircle,”saidthecat.“Doesanypointalong
6、thestringappeartobedifferent,worseorbetterthananyotherpartofthestring？”TheManinspectedthestringandthenshookhishead“no.”“Closeyoureyesagain,”theCatsaid.“Nowlickyourhand.”TheManwidenedhiseyesinsurprise.“Justdoit,”theCatsaid.“Lickyourhand,thinkofmeinallmyfamiliarplaces,thinkaboutall
7、thepiecesofstring.”TheManfeltfoolish,lickinghishand,buthedidashewastold.Hediscoveredwhatacatmustknow,thatlickingapawisverycalmingandallowsonetothinkmoreclearly.Hecontinuedlickingandthecornersofhismouthturnedupwardintothefirstsmilehehadshownindays.HewaitedfortheCattotellhimtostop,
8、andwhenhedidn’t,heopenedhiseyes.TheCat’s
