从此,Midnight有了奢侈的早餐:牛奶加罐头。晚饭是牛奶和干食。我和老公经常早出晚归。无论我们晚上多晚回家,Midnight总是耐心地卧在门口等。吃完晚饭,她就爬到我腿上非常卖力地purring and kneading以示高兴及感激。 (purr是猫体内发出的声音,相当于笑。科学家还不知purr的物理原理。knead就是猫用两前爪来回刨,表示友好,信任。) 我从来没养过猫,老公专门给我买了本"Cats for Dummies". Midnight在我们家是为所欲为的。我们家里各房间好多桌子椅子床等,我都没怎么碰过,她都在上面睡过觉。老公说,"We didn't adopt her, she adopted us." 我有时也百思不解:这么多流浪猫,怎么会是她被收养呢?Is her sweetness and experience with human?
虽然我和老公一次一次地失望Panther, 但Panther并不生气,对我们照样友好亲热,打转purring. 就在上星期一晚上,稀稀沥沥下着小雨。老公下班回家,顺便在KFC买了fry chicken combo meal当我们的晚饭。老公的车一停在driveway, Panther就跟来了。老公说,"Panther, what are you doing here? Why don't you go home?" Panther不走。老公进家门后,我们开始吃饭。老公啃了两口鸡腿,再不顾我的忠告,到门外去找Panther. Panther就在门口等着呢。老公就把鸡腿给了Panther.
当老公进门时,我突然明白了,抓住老公的手激动地说,"Look: Patient, persistent, and then succeed! - That's how Panther did! ... Of course, he has a strong desire - desire for food, and a blind faith - he believes we like black cats. Desire and faith make Panther persistent. It works!"