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"Oda al Gato" ("Ode to the Cat") is a poem by the Chilean poet and Nobel laureate, Pablo Neruda from his book Navegaciones y regresos (Voyages and Homecomings) that was first published in Buenos Aires, Argentina by Losada in 1959. The ode that celebrates the obscure nature of cats has been translated by many scholars including Ken Krabbenhoft.
“In ancient times, cats were worshiped as gods; they have not forgotten this.” –Terry Pratchett “Meow” means “woof” in cat.” —George Carlin “If cats could talk, they wouldn’t.”
Cats and dogs are just out there living their lives, and we humans can’t get enough of their silly and adorable antics. That’s exactly why we’ve compiled this post of random animal memes.
Why don't leopards play hide-and-go-seek? They're always spotted. What do cats eat for breakfast? Mice Krispies. Two kittens got into a big argument.
Eighteenth century folk art, Cat of Kazan. Unlike in Western countries, cats have been considered good luck in Russia for centuries. Owning a cat, and especially letting one into a new house before the humans move in, is said to bring good fortune. [18] Cats in Orthodox Christianity are the only animals that are allowed to enter the temples.
In English PURRgatory, in Spanish PurGATOrio. A bilingual pun is a pun created by a word or phrase in one language sounding similar to a different word or phrase in another language. The result of a bilingual pun can be a joke that makes sense in more than one language (a joke that can be translated) or a joke which requires understanding of ...
"Orientation of Cats" (Spanish: Orientación de los gatos) is a short story contained in the collection We Love Glenda So Much written by the Argentinian writer Julio Cortázar and published in 1980. [1] The story portrays the relationship between Alana, the narrator (Alana's husband of unknown name), and their cat Osiris.
Many Spanish proverbs have a long history of cultural diffusion; there are proverbs, for example, that have their origin traced to Ancient Babylon and that have been transmitted culturally to Spain during the period of classical antiquity; equivalents of the Spanish proverb “En boca cerrada no entran moscas” (Silence is golden, literally "Flies cannot enter a closed mouth") belong to the ...