What Could a Cat Be Thinking? September 24, 2014

Ernest from France has been coming to PC TECH every autumn for the past three years to improve his English skills.  His writing has become more and more interesting.  Here is his imaginary account of Madchat the cat’s dream vacation.

My name is Madchat.  I live in Brooklyn with Sara and I’m her cat.  Yesterday, at the end of the afternoon, Sara invited two friends, Helen and Beatrice, [to her home].  They were speaking about their plans for a vacation and their favorite countries and places they would like to visit.  It was a busy conversation which went back and forth between their dreams and reality.  They were excited.  They spoke about the distant countries whose languages I had never heard spoken before, like Malay, Indonesian, Japanese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, and the beautiful landscapes [of those countries].              They were talking as they were drinking tea and eating small cakes.

“We could swim in the clear and deep ocean.  We could spend time lying on the warm sand, drinking delicious ice-cold fruit juice,” said Sara.

“We could walk up mountains and look at the sunset.  It’ll be so romantic!” said Helen.  “We could visit several museums and taste local foods.  It’ll be so exciting!” said Beatrice.

“But what will you do, Sara, and who will take care of him while we’re traveling?” asked Helen, looking at me.

At this time, I feel down because I don’t want to stay alone while they are having a good time.  I’m becoming depressed!

I shall suggest to them that we stay in the USA together.  It’s be fine for me because there are a lot of places to visit, and it’ll be nice to [take a trip] with these tall, attractive young women.  Cool, isn’t it?

[Ernest doesn’t explain to us how the cat Madchat will speak to the women, so we have to use our imaginations too!  -Editor]

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