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He crouched in the

He crouched in the

By LYNN MANNSPublished 11 months ago 3 min read
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In a dilapidated villa, a frail old cat guarded a rat hole. There was a moldy piece of cheese in front of the hole. He peered into the hole, but there was no one there, only the spiderwebs of years. He sighed, and he would not have lost his playmate if he had not broken the heart of the master of the cave again and again. He shook his head, got up, and trudged up the stairs to the roof. The orange sunset dyed the sky in a mess. He crouched in the sunset full of memories, slightly squinting eyes, looking at his partner left the road, thinking of the day running under the sunset, it is their lost youth ah. Suddenly, there was the crisp sound of glass breaking in the kitchen. He rose warily. As a cat, he had to find out. He hurried down the stairs. Unfortunately, he was so old that Bones couldn't take more than a few runs. As he huffed and puffed to the kitchen, a familiar face appeared before his eyes -- Jerry -- his Nemesis, or more accurately his friend -- a mouse. Jerry is carrying a pair of dachshunds for dinner. But when he looked up, he saw a cat, a very weak old cat. He smiled and said, "Tom, why are you so slow?" "Forget me. Look at you. You can knock over a bottle by stealing." They smiled at each other and held each other tight. After a big hug, Jerry breaks the silence: "Tom, did you put the cheese in front of my door? It's so low-tech!" "Well, who took you so long?" Two people look at each other together, old tears. But Tom had no idea why Jerry had taken so long to leave. At that time, Jerry got angry and went back to his hometown. But the quiet days did not last long, when the coming Milaha was sent to attack Jerry's Risala, and Jerry, being the youngest, was chosen to fight, and fought bravely, and won so many victories, that he was given the rank of general. Later, the old patriarch died, and as a general, he was chosen as the next patriarch. He thought he'd be there for a while, get over it, and then go home, but he stayed for decades. Tom got up slowly, stooped, and walked to the kitchen. He looked at the mess, shook his head helplessly, and picked up the broom and cleaned it. But when he tried to wipe the table, his old back flashed, his face fierce and painful. Jerry sees this, follows the broomstick to the table, and says to Tom, "No, old boy! Go and rest." Tom shook his head and walked toward the living room. Jerry followed and sat down beside Tom and said, "What a beautiful night it is!" "Unfortunately, the window is behind me. I can't see." Jerry spun the couch as hard as he could, but every few degrees he stopped to rest for a few minutes. At last he turned Tom over to the windowsill, where a soft, bright moon shone on the balcony, over the two old men. In a fine villa, two old people snuggle together like old friends. But no one could have imagined that they were a mouse and a cat, and that they spent a very happy time together.

Mother tiger is king of the forest. That year, the mother tiger gave birth to her cubs. Mother tiger often teaches her cubs not to get too hot with other animals. Because in the future, the tiger cub will inherit his mother's position as king, and must have prestige.

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