🍜 Japanese Title:
野良猫の場所
Noroneko no Basho
The Stray Cat’s Spot
🎯 Theme:
Yuki notices a small stray cat always sitting near the corner of a quiet street. Every evening, the cat returns to the same spot, as if it belongs there.
📍 Setting:
- Narrow street corner with soft lamplight
- A small cardboard box tucked against a wall
- Gentle sound of cicadas in the background
📚 Vocabulary:
| Japanese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 野良猫 | のらねこ | stray cat |
| 角 | かど | corner |
| 帰る | かえる | to return |
| 箱 | はこ | box |
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🔊 Useful Phrases:
- 野良猫がいつもここにいる。
(The stray cat is always here.) - 静かな角だね。
(It’s a quiet corner.) - 今日も帰ってきたんだ。
(It came back again today.)
📉 Grammar Focus:
| Grammar | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 〜も | 今日も帰ってきた | also, again |
| 〜にいる | ここにいる | to be at (place) |
| 〜だね | 静かだね | confirming with listener |
🎥 Dialogue:
Yuki (whispering): 「またここにいるね、この猫。」
(This cat is here again, isn’t it?)
Hana (smiling): 「自分の居場所を見つけたんだろうな。」
(It must have found its own place.)
🛏️ Final Note:
Even stray cats know where they belong — sometimes a corner becomes a home.