Chapter 5 Cat Precinct

Cat's Sixth Precinct, located near a train station on a small railway.The work here is mainly to answer questions for cats who come to inquire about cat history and geography. The secretary cats all wore short black satin jackets, and were respected by everyone.So whenever a secretary cat resigns for some reason, the young cats in this area will scramble to do underground activities, intending to compete for the secretary vacancy. However, the number of secretaries of the branch bureau stipulates that there can only be four people, so each time a cat who can write beautiful words and sing poems has to be selected from the numerous registration lists.

The branch chief is a big black cat. Although he is already old and faint, his eyes seem to be inlaid with several layers of copper wires, and his appearance is really extraordinary. It has four subordinates: The first secretary is a white cat, The second secretary is a tiger cat, The third secretary is a three-color cat, The fourth secretary is the stove cat. The so-called stove cat is not born to be a stove cat.No matter what kind of cat it is, because it likes to get into the stove every night when it sleeps, its body is always covered with black ash and looks dirty, especially its nose and ears are covered with black coal ash all the year round. It looked like a raccoon.

Therefore, Stove Cat is very disliked in the sub-bureau. To be honest, if the situation is normal, no matter how good the grades are, this stove cat will not be able to become a secretary cat.But the branch chief was the old black cat, so he was selected from among the forty cats who applied for the exam. In the spacious office, in the center is the desk of the branch chief.The branch chief always swaggers and sits behind a table covered with scarlet velvet.On the right is the white cat of the first secretary and the three-color cat of the third secretary, and on the left is the tiger cat of the second secretary and the stove cat of the fourth secretary.The secretaries sat on chairs behind small desks.

Having said that, how does the history and geography of cats help cats? The work content of the branch office is roughly like this. One day, there was a knocking sound outside the branch office. The branch chief, Black Cat, put his hands in his pockets, swaggered back on his chair and shouted: 'Come in! ' The other four secretaries were busy looking through the account books with their heads buried. In came the greedy cat. 'Is there a problem? ' asked the branch chief. 'I want to catch glacial rats in the area of ​​the Bering Sea, where is the best place? '

'Well, First Secretary, can you introduce the place of origin of the Glacier Rat. ' The first secretary opened the account book with a blue cover and replied: 'Ustira Gemena, Nobaskaya, Fusa River Basin. ' The branch chief said to Greedy Cat: 'Ustira Gamena, Noba... Noba what? ' 'Nobskaya! 'The first secretary and the gluttonous cat replied in unison. 'right!Nobskaya!Where is another place? ' 'Fusa River Basin! ' The first secretary and the gluttonous cat answered in unison again, and the branch director was a little embarrassed. 'right!right!It is the Fusa River.Those places are good. '

'So, what should you pay attention to when traveling? ' 'Well, Second Secretary, tell me about the precautions when traveling to the Bering Sea area! ' 'yes! The second secretary opened his account book: "Xia Mao is not suitable for traveling in that area." Speaking of this, for some reason, all the secretaries glared at the stove cat. 'Winter cats also have to be careful.Near Hakodate, there is a danger of being baited with horsemeat.Especially for black cats, during the journey, you must always show that you are a cat, otherwise you will be mistaken for a black fox and will be persistently tracked by hunters. '

'Well, that's about it.You are different from me, not a black cat, probably not in any danger, just pay attention to the horse meat bait near Hakodate! ' 'yes?So... who is the prestigious person over there? ' 'Third Secretary, please list the names of people with prestige in Bering. ' 'yes!Well... the Bering area... Yes, one is Tubaski and the other is Genzowski. ' 'And what of Tubaski and Genzowski? ' "Fourth Secretary, please tell me the basic information about Tubaski and Genzowski. ' 'yes! The stove cat of the fourth secretary had already put its short paws in the big ledger, which recorded the two items Tubaski and Genzowski, and was waiting for orders.Seeing this, the branch chief and the gluttonous cat secretly admired the stove cat's work attitude.

However, the other three secretary cats all stared at Stove Cat contemptuously and laughed.Stovecat carefully followed the script: 'Chief Tubaski is well-known.His eyes are bright, but his speech is a little slow.Genzowski, the bourgeoisie, spoke slowly, but had a bright eye. ' ' That makes it very clear.thanks. The gluttonous cat said thanks and walked out of the branch office. The work of the secretary cats is roughly like this, so the existence of the branch office is quite convenient for the cats.However, after half a year since Greedy Cat came to inquire, the Sixth Branch was finally closed.The reason for being closed must be well known to everyone.The fourth secretary, Stove Cat, was already disgusted by the seniors of the first three secretaries, especially the third secretary, Sanmao Mao, coveted the work of Stove Cat.Of course, Stove Cat also put in a lot of effort and tried every means to please the other three secretary cats, but the result was just the opposite.

For example, one day, the tiger cat sitting next to him brought his lunch box to the table, and when he was about to start eating, he suddenly wanted to yawn. So, the tiger cat raised its two short forelimbs high and yawned greatly.In the world of cats, this is not an act of disrespect to elders, just like a person twirling his beard in front of others, it is harmless.What's worse, the tiger cat stretched its hind legs vigorously, propped up the table, and the bento slid on the slanted tabletop, and finally landed on the floor in front of the branch chief's desk with a loud thud.Although the bento was smashed beyond recognition, it was not damaged because it was made of aluminum.The tiger cat quickly stopped yawning, and stretched out its front paws from the table to grab the bento.But as soon as the hand touched the bento, the bento slid away again.Sliding here and there, the tiger cat couldn't catch the bento.

'No, you can't catch it like this. The branch chief, Black Cat, gnawed on the bread while laughing.At this time, the fourth secretary, Stove Cat, was also opening the lunch box. Seeing the embarrassment of the tiger cat, he immediately stood up, picked up the lunch box and handed it to the tiger cat kindly. Unexpectedly, the tiger cat went into a rage, and refused to accept the bento that the stove cat kindly handed over. He shook his body desperately with his hands behind his back and yelled, "What are you doing? Are you forcing me to eat this bento? Do you want me to eat this box?" A bento that fell on the ground?'

'No, I just saw that you wanted to pick up your bento, so I picked it up for you. ' 'When did I want to pick it up?Ok?I thought it would be rude to drop the bento in front of the branch chief, so I planned to push the bento under my desk. ' 'yes?I just see the bento sliding around...' 'You rude boy!Do you want to decide with me...' 'Gulu...mi...y...' shouted the branch chief.He deliberately disrupted the situation in order to prevent the tiger cat from yelling the word "duel". 'Forget it, there's no need to use force!Besides, the stove cat didn't want the tiger cat to eat the bento that fell on the ground, so it picked up the bento for the tiger cat!By the way, I forgot to mention one thing this morning, tiger cat, your salary has been raised by ten cents from this month. ' The tiger cat was still tense at first, but still bowed its head respectfully and listened to the words of the sub-bureau chief. At the end, it finally couldn't help laughing. 'I'm sorry to disturb everyone. After speaking, he glared at the stove cat next to him, and then sat down. Folks, I sympathize with Stovecat. Then five or six days later, a similar incident happened again. Why does this happen so often?Speaking of it, there are two reasons: one is because the cat is too lazy.One is because the cat's forelimbs, that is, the cat's hands, are too short.This time it was the third secretary's three-color cat on the opposite side. Before he was about to go to work in the morning, the brush rolled up and down, and finally fell to the floor.The three-color cat could have left the seat immediately to pick up the brush, but it was too lazy to stand up, just like the tiger cat did before, stretching out its hands across the table to pick up the brush that fell on the ground.This time, of course, I couldn't reach the brush.Moreover, the tricolor cat is very short, so it kept leaning out, and its hind legs left the stool.Because of the previous experience, the stove cat didn't know whether to help the three-color cat pick up things again, so he could only roll his eyes and stare aside. After hesitating for a while, he finally couldn't help standing up. Just at this moment, the three-color cat stuck its upper body over its head, fell from the table with its feet in the air, and hit the ground with a "boom" on its head.The voice was so loud that even the sub-director, Hei Mao, was startled. He stood up and took out the calming ammonia bottle from the shelf behind him.As soon as the three-color cat hit the ground, it immediately turned around and got up again, roaring furiously: 'Stove cat!How dare you boy push me down! ' Fortunately, this time the sub-bureau chief immediately intervened to persuade the fight: 'Three-color cat, you misunderstood, the stove cat just stood up out of good intentions, and it didn't even touch a hair of you.What's more, this kind of trivial matter is nothing, okay.By the way, the relocation application for Sandongtan has not yet been processed, um, yes. After the sub-bureau chief finished speaking, he turned around and went to work on it. The three-color cat had no choice but to start doing his own work, but he did not forget to give the stove cat a sideways glance at every now and then. In short, this is the situation, Stove Cat lives like a pinch every day. In fact, the stove cat really wants to turn itself into an ordinary cat. It has tried to sleep outside the window several times, but every time in the middle of the night, it would be so cold that it kept sneezing, so it had to go back to sleep in the stove. Why is the stove cat so afraid of the cold?Because its fur is thinner.Then why is its fur thinner?That's because stove cats were born in the hot dog days (eighteen days before the beginning of spring).After much deliberation, Stove Cat can only complain that his life is miserable, that everything is his fault, and then his round eyes are filled with tears. But then I thought about it again: the director of the branch bureau was so kind to me, and many stove cats were also very proud of me being able to work in the branch bureau. Thinking of this, Stovecat would cry and clenched its fists. However, the sub-bureau chief was starting to become unreliable.There is no way, cats, although they look smart, are actually fools. It is said that one day, the stove cat accidentally caught a cold, and the thighs were swollen to the size of a rice bowl. He tried his best to walk but couldn't walk, so he had to rest at home for a day.The stove cat was really sad that day, crying and crying, crying non-stop.It has been looking at the golden sunlight coming in from the small window of the warehouse all day long, rubbing its eyes and crying all day long. On the day when he was sick and rested, the situation in the branch office was like this. 'Strange, why hasn't the stove cat come to work today?going to be late. ' asked the branch chief during a break in work. 'Probably went to the beach to play secretly. ' said the white cat. 'No, probably because I was invited to a wedding. ' said the tiger cat. 'what?Is anyone invited for a wedding today? The branch chief was taken aback and hurriedly asked.How can there be no reason not to invite the branch chief to the cats' wedding banquet? 'I seem to have heard it said that there was a school opening ceremony banquet in the north. ' "Really..." the black cat pondered. 'For some reason, Stove Cat has been invited a lot lately. The three-color cat interjected: "I heard that it is spreading the word that it will be the chief of the branch next time, so some stupid cats are afraid that it will become the chief of the branch, so they flatter it desperately." 'real or fake? ' growled the black cat. 'of course it's true!Otherwise, check it out. ' the tricolor cat pursed her lips. 'It's unreasonable!I treat it so well and take care of it in everything, how dare it do such a thing!Well, I have my own way. ' Then, the branch fell silent. the next day. The swelling of the stove cat's thigh finally disappeared, and it faced the whining wind early in the morning, Came to the office enthusiastically.When I entered the room, I saw that my favorite account book, which I always touch the cover several times when I go to work, disappeared from my desk and was scattered on three adjacent desks. 'Oh, I was probably too busy yesterday. The stove cat couldn't help his heart beating, talking to himself in a hoarse voice. There was a click, and the door opened.The tricolor cat walks in. 'Good morning! ' The Stove Cat stood up to say hello. But the tricolor cat just sat down silently, and then seemed to be very busy flipping through the account books. Kata... Kadang...!The tiger cat came in. 'Good morning! ’ The Stove Cat stood up again to say hello. But the tiger cat didn't even look at it. 'Morning! ' said the tricolor cat. 'Morning!It's very windy today. After finishing speaking, the tiger cat was also busy flipping through its account books. Gata... Fight bang!The white cat came in. 'Morning! 'The tiger cat and the three-color cat greeted in unison. 'Oh, early!The wind is so strong. 'The white cat also started to do his own work busy.At this time, the stove cat just stood up feebly and bowed silently.The white cat pretended not to see it. Gata... touch!The branch chief, Black Cat, walked in. 'Huh, what a strong wind. ' 'Good morning! 'The three cats stood up and saluted at the same time.The stove cat also stood up in a daze and bowed with lowered eyes. 'It was like a storm. ' The black cat didn't even look at the stove cat, and then went to do its own work. 'Everyone, today we have to continue yesterday's work. After finding out what happened to Brother Ammoniaku, we can't reply immediately.The second secretary, which of the Ammoniaku brothers went to Antarctica? ' In this way, the day's work began.The stove cat silently lowered its head.There was no account book on its desk, and although it wanted to report the matter to the branch chief, it could not make a sound. 'It's Pom Polaris. 'Tiger cat replied. 'Well, tell me the story of Pom Polaris in detail. ' said the black cat. The Stove Cat was on the verge of crying.Ah, here is my work, my ledger, my ledger. 'Pom Polaris died in the ocean of Yab Island on his way back from his Antarctic expedition, and his body was buried in water. ’ The first secretary’s white cat read the Stove Cat’s ledger. The Stove Cat was very sad and sad, it clenched its teeth, its cheeks were sour, its ears were ringing, its eyes were dizzy, but it still tried its best not to let itself cry. The office was gradually boiling like water, and the work was carried out rapidly.Everyone just glanced at the stove cat occasionally, but didn't speak to it. Then when it was lunch break, the stove cat didn't even take out the lunch box, but just lowered its head and rested its hands on its knees motionless. At one o'clock in the afternoon, the stove cat finally couldn't bear it anymore and began to cry.Until the evening for a full three hours, the stove cat was crying on and off, crying and stopping, stopping and crying. Even so, the other cats are still working hard as if the stove cat does not exist. At this moment, a majestic golden face appeared in the window behind the branch chief, but none of the cats in the office noticed it. The lion watched the scene in the office suspiciously for a while, then knocked on the door and walked in.The cats were taken aback and didn't know what to do, so they could only walk around in circles at a loss.Only the Stove Cat stopped crying immediately upon seeing this, and stood up straight. Then the Lion declared in a loud and powerful voice: 'What the hell are you doing?Does this look need any geographical history?Forget it, stop it!Did you hear that?I order disbandment! ' The Sixth Division was thus abolished. I half agree with the lion's handling. —March 1926— Explanation: This fairy tale anthropomorphizes cats and satirizes bureaucrats' habit of putting on airs.Therefore, the author chooses the subtitle as "fantasies about a small yamen".