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Therapy (治疗) Appointment

“You want out again, Marmalade? You were just out. What, not the back door, you want out the front?” I was very surprised that our beautiful cat wanted out again.

Several days later, I realized that almost every day she had been asking to be let out at 1: 00 p.m. and always wanted the front door instead of the back door she normally used to go to the yard. I hadn’t been paying much attention, but I realized this had been going on for a while, and I had no idea why. Therefore, the next time it happened, I watched out the front room window to see what Marmalade was doing every day.

Marm went down the front stairs and out to the city sidewalk then just sat there. About three minutes later, she flopped (跳) down and rolled over so her belly (肚子) was showing.

This is unusual. She never does that unless she wants to be petted — but there is no one there. Wait-on the sidewalk just crossing a block down from our house was a group of about fifteen young adults from the nearby group home for young adults with Down syndrome (唐氏综合症). They were out for a walk.

As they approached, I could hear, “There’s the kitty, there’s the kitty,” coming from their mouths. When they were close enough to touch Marm, she lay quietly while each person took a turn petting her. This took quite a while, and obviously these teens were very comfortable petting her. When everyone had given Marm a petting, she turned over, stood up and gave herself a shake, then walked back up the sidewalk to the front door to be let in.

It had been a breathtaking experience to see. The next day, at the same time, I watched it happen again.

After a few more days of this, I wondered how long this had been lasting, so I went out and asked the adults. What I was told was both interesting and humbling. Our wonderful cat had been doing this every weekday for months, and these young adults thought it was the highlight of the walk to be able to have a chance to pet her.

How had she come to understand that these young people would enjoy petting her and could trust them? How could she comfort people when they felt sad, and how would she lick away the tears until she had made them feel better?

1.Marm’s owner was puzzled because Marm always _____.

A.desired to the front yard

B.went out from the front door

C.rolled over to show her belly

D.wanted out from the window

2.Marm flopped down and rolled over on the sidewalk to ________.

A.play with other cats

B.make the teens pet her

C.wait for passers-by to feed her

D.have a rest and enjoy the sunshine

3.What does the writer think of Marm?

A.Loving and caring.

B.Funny and helpful.

C.Mysterious and weird.

D.Vulnerable and puzzling.

4.What can we learn from Marm’s story?

A.No one can be neglected.

B.Cats can understand each other.

C.People need to give pets more petting.

D.Animals can believe and support human.