（２５８）猫語の教科書

This is an ordinary cat sleeping on a hot summer day. I took her picture in Uchiko Chou of Ehime prefecture. There is a book purported to be typewritten by a cat. "The Silent Miaow" is the book.

Silent Miaow

• 作者: Paul Gallico
• 出版社/メーカー: Three Rivers Press
• 発売日: 1985/10/13
• メディア: ペーパーバック

1. A cat typewrote the sentences below.

￡YE SUK@NT MUWOQ
Q Nab8al Dir Kottebs Dra7d abd J1/4n14dd ca6s
                               B7

 When I wad z vety ypung kotteb 9 jad tje mosfor-
tine ti lise mt motjer abd fymd mys4lf akone 9n tje
worlf zt tje aye if s9x w44ks. Howeb45 9 qad no5
und8ly diturvrd v7 7jis dince 9 qas 8mtellihemnt mot
ikkfavpur4d 5esoyrdeful abd fill if condif3nce on
myd3lf. Aslo 9 gad gad tje adban6age og seberql
w44ks if 9mstruc689m fr9m mu motjher b3for3 jer
8nfort8mate emcounm645 296j q motervqr qt n9ght.

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2. Paul Gallico translated the writing above.

THE SILENT MIAOW
A Manual For Kittens, Strays, and Homeless cats
                               By

When I was a very young kitten I had the misfor-
tune to lose my mother and find myself alone in the
world at the age of six weeks. However I had not
unduly disturbed by this since I was intelligent not
illfavoured resourceful and full of confidence on
myself. Also I had had the advantage of several
weeks of instruction from my mother before her
unfortunate encounter with a motercar at night.
Stray:迷い［野良］犬［猫］
unduly：過度に、行き過ぎて、極度に
disturbed：かき乱されて、動揺して、困惑して
ill-favoured：醜い、不器量な、不快な
resourceful ：才覚がある、機略に優れた◆困難な状況の中で解決策を見いだすことができる能力があることを指す。

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3. Haijima Kari translated the above into Japanese.

猫語の教科書 (ちくま文庫)

• 作者: ポール ギャリコ
• 出版社/メーカー: 筑摩書房
• 発売日: 1998/12
• メディア: 文庫

猫語の教科書

子猫、のら猫、捨て猫たちに覚えてほしいこと
××××著

「まだほんの子猫のとき、母を亡くすという不幸に
あって、私は生後六週間で、この世にたったひとり
放り出されてしまいました。でも、そこで悲嘆にく
れたわけではありません。だって私は頭もいいし、
顔だって悪くないし、気力にあふれ、自信もあった
んですもの。それに母は、あの晩悲しい交通事故に
あうまえに、たった数週間とはいえ、役に立つこと
をいろいろ教えておいてくれたのです。」

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4. reviews from: The Silent Miaow: A Manual for Kittens, Strays, and Homeless Cats (Paperback)

(1)A timeless classic., September 15, 1999
Whether or not you are an admirer of the feline species who, as this "manual" documents, consider themselves superior to homo sapiens, there is much to enjoy in this timeless classic, purported to have been typewritten by a cat. ---
feline:[fi'ːlain]猫科の動物
purported:～という主旨の、～といわれている
(2)From tough to sweet, August 3, 2004
Tough minded sportwriter Paul Gallico had one secret weakness, he was putty in a cat's paws, especially a goodlooking, proud feline.
putty:〔パテのように〕自在に変形するもの、人の言いなりになる人
(3) Heartwarming, January 10, 2001
This is a sweet book. Cat lovers will immediately recognize the traits of their favorite feline in the descriptions of kitty's charming behavioral tricks. Gallico presents these with humor from a cat's perspective, which sounds more than a little silly, but which works to the book's benefit.
Cat lovers:猫好きな人
traits:特徴［特性・特質］