The Travelling Cat Chronicles

The man smiled, pulled the meat from the second half of the sandwich, stripped off the batter, and held it out. I wanted to tell him I wouldn’t say no to the batter, either. It would fill me up even more.

But it’s not something to be sad about.

As we count up the memories from one journey, we head off on another.

Remembering those who went ahead. Remembering those who will follow after.

And someday, we will meet all those people again, out beyond the horizon

That’s right.

We live together, but I’m not Noriko’s cat.

For ever and ever I am your cat, Satoru. That’s why I can’t become Noriko’s.

It’s not like I want to leave you. I love you, you silly cat!’

I love you too, you dummy!

The first time I made herbal tea for him, he said it was like drinking toothpaste.’

first time I made herbal tea for him, he said it was like drinking toothpaste.’

The sea is where you go to reminisce when you are far away from home.

A stray cat’s skill lies in building up a complex web of connections in order to survive on the streets.

Acquaintances who understood each

child is the glue that keeps a husband and wife together.

As we count up the memories from one journey, we head off on another.

Remembering those who went ahead. Remembering those who will follow after.

And someday, we will meet all those people again, out beyond the horizon.