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Hana the calico, Sumi the black cat, Gin the grey tabby and Mugi the puppy sitting in a row in the same pose on a sunny wooden floor

Raised by three cats. I am also a cat.

The family

Hana, a calico cat with green eyes, sitting very straight

HanaMom. Found me in a box. Very strict.

Sumi, a black cat with yellow eyes, looking down from the table

SumiBig sister. Does not approve of me. Or anything.

Gin, a grey tabby, asleep on top of the cat tree

GinBig brother. Asleep. He is always asleep.

Mugi sitting like a cat, trying to look cool

MugiMe. A cat. Please ignore the tail.

Cat way or dog way?

Eight things happen in the house. Guess how I handle each one. I always do it the cat way, so this should be easy.

A tiny cardboard box on the floor with Mugi staring at it

A box. Clearly too small for him.

Mugi squeezed into a box that is too small, legs and tail spilling out

If it fits I sit. It did not fit. I sat anyway.

Mugi eating from his bowl with a cucumber on the floor behind him

Someone put a cucumber behind him.

Mugi happily chewing on the cucumber

Cats jump at these. I ate it. It was good.

A white cup on the edge of the low table, Mugi watching it

A cup on the edge of the table.

Mugi pushing the cup off the table with one paw

Hana taught me this one. Mom was less proud.

Mugi sitting very still facing the front door

The doorbell rings.

Mugi jumping at the front door, barking, slippers knocked over

I stayed cool for one second. Then I barked at the door for ten minutes.

A wooden wash tub of water, Mugi peeking around the door

Bath time.

Mugi splashing happily in the wooden wash tub

Cats hate baths. I love baths. Do not tell Sumi.

An empty sunbeam on the wooden floor, Mugi at its edge

A warm sunbeam on the floor.

Mugi loafing in the sunbeam with his paws tucked in

Loaf mode. Correct cat behavior.

A small red dot on the floor, Mugi tilting his head at it

A little red dot on the floor.

Mugi crouched low with his rump up, about to pounce on the red dot

Butt wiggle. Pounce. Classic cat move.

Gin lying on the high kitchen counter, Mugi looking up from the floor

Gin is up on the kitchen counter.

Mugi stretching up the cabinet, nowhere near the top, Gin looking down

Tried to jump up. Got as far as the cabinet door.

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Hana is watching.

How I got here

A tiny cream puppy alone in a cardboard box in a dark back alley

A box behind the sushi shop. It was raining.

Hana the calico touching noses with the puppy in the box

Hana found me. She did not ask questions.

The puppy asleep in a cat bed curled up against Hana, Sumi and Gin nearby

First night in the cat bed. Everyone fit.

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Hana's old collar. It does not close on me. I wear it anyway.