“เฮ้อ” ผมถอนใจ
Mox, my Wonder Cat, could remember only his name. He couldn’t recall any stories of his life before he came to live with me. I tried asking him several times.
Which planet was he from? Was he from a planet in our solar system or from another galaxy? He had no answer.
I though Mox, my Wonder Cat, had amnesia.
However, sometimes Mox showed some signs that
he could remember something. Nonetheless, his membory seemed useless. For example, once he shouted (though he didn’t speak out loud but he sent out into my brain very strong brain waves similar to a shout),
‘Cats throughout Chinese history symbolize intelligence, flexibility and a strong will to live.’
“What did you say?” I asked.
‘Cats throughout Chinese history symbolize intelligence, flexibility and a strong will to live.’
Finally I realised he was reciting for me what he had learned in the past.
“Oh! Have you been in China before?”
‘I have no idea. I have no data on this topic.’
I sighed.
Having a wonder cat at home, but having to keep it a secret was a real pain! Once I took my best friend, Tom, home to meet Mox. I hoped Mox would be able to communicate with him. Mox told me he liked Tom a great deal but Tom’s brain
I pressured Mox every day to adjust his brain waves to communicate with other people.
‘When are you going to communicate with others? You should talk to my parents soon.’
‘I try every day, but haven’t succeeded yet.’
Please note that now I was able to ‘mind-talk’ with Mox via brain waves. I no longer used sound waves. I had to try hard because my parents had been suspicious about why I liked to tale with my cat. They often saw me speak aloud in a conversation as though the cat talking with me.
Oh! another success was that I finally convinced my parents to call this grey tabby Mox. Mom loved this name immediately. She said it was pretty strange and she like weird things. Dad still liked the name Grey but he yielded to the majority. We’re a democratic family.
Mox had been with us for many days. He never created any troubles. Such a smart cat ! Of course, he was truly a wonder cat. He never pooped in the house, or even in our small front garden. He used a vacant lot not far from our house as his public toilet.
However, one day, owing to his memory, Mox caused such damage that Mom almost chased him out of the house.
Mom had just bought a new pair of shoes from a department store, white high heels to wear to a party. Mom tried them on at home first. The heels were almost four inches high. She had to walk very slowly; her hip twisted in a funny way. As I watched, I wondered why Mom tortured herself in this way.
The next evening, dressed in a peach-pink silk dress, Mom was ready to wear her new shoes. Her ear-piercing scream made Dad and me race to her.
Mom pointed to her high heels.
Dark muddy cat prints were all over the white leather.
The bad cat, Mox, was nonchalant. He was busy licking his coat in his basket in the corner.
I rushed for a rag to wipe the dark mud off Mom’s white shoes. Yet the cloth could not get rid of the deep scratches in the leather caused by the cat’s sharp claws. Mom was so mad at Mox that she almost cried. Since they had to hurry to the party, she did not have time to punish him at once. Mom had to wear an old pair of white pumps to the party instead of the new high heels.
‘Mox, why did you scratch Mom’s shoes?’ I asked as soon as i was alone with him.
‘High heels are bad.’
‘How?’
‘The weight of those who wear high heels is shifted forward. People who wear high heels for a long period of time will develop shorter muscles in their calves. hence, their backbone will be off-balance. The wearers will suffer pains in the waist and calves, ‘Mox the Wonder cat recited.
Wow! When did Mox, my wonder cat, become an orthopaedist? How could I explain Mox’s good intentions to Mother?
Calf (n.) (คาฟ) น่อง
Convince (v.) (คอนวินซ) ทำให้เชื่อ
Nonchalant (adj.) (น็อน ชะแลนท) เฉยเมย,ไม่ไยดี, ทำเป็นทองไม่รู้ร้อน
Planet (n.) (แพล เน็ท) ดาวเคราะห์
Recite (v.) (รีไซท์) ท่อง
Similar (adj.) (ซี มิเลอะ) เหมือนกัน, คล้ายกัน
Solar system (n.) (โซเลอะ ซิสเท็ท) ระบบสุริยะ
Suspicious (adj.) (ซัสพี เชียส) สงสัย