The days of being a cat in Japan

Xu Jie, who was leaning on the window, squinted at the sun outside. Well, the sun was shining brightly and there was no wind, so it was a good day to go out.

Jumping down from the window frame, Xu Jie came to the living room and carefully checked the numbers on the indoor temperature and humidity meter.

In order to ensure that the temperature is right, Xu Jie deliberately took out the thermometer an hour ago and put it in a cool place.

The number displayed on the thermometer that has just been brought back now is sixteen degrees.

Since the temperature can reach sixteen degrees above zero in places without sunlight, it will only be warmer in places where the sun shines.

The weather forecast in the morning said that the highest temperature today is [-] degrees above zero, and the temperature of the breeze at level [-] is already a temperature that can be tolerated by chicks whose wings have begun to develop and can wrap themselves.

Today is the eighth day since No.20 came to Fujimoto's house, and it is also the day when its brooding period ends.

In order to let Noisy understand that it is no longer a little chick with privileges from today, Xu Jie deliberately chose to take it out of the room today.

Although he had checked the temperature again and again, Xu Jie was still worried. He stretched out the cat climbing frame and went outside to check the temperature outside again.

Well, the small wind outside can't blow my fur, and the sun is warm on my body, which feels very good.

After finally confirming that there was no problem, Xu Jie signaled to Mo beside the glass door in the room that he could open the door.

Mo deftly opened the glass door leading to the small outdoor courtyard with his claws. The golden retriever rushed out first, then turned around and barked towards the glass door.

The chick who was summoned by the dog brother was noisy, shaking his body that had grown more than a circle, striding forward and turning his head sideways, looking at Xu Jie and Mo standing outside.

Facing Xiaoji's questioning gaze, Mo just squatted on the ground without giving any response, but Xu Jie nodded at Noisy, meaning it could come out.

So the excited white-feathered little yellow chicken raised its paws and ran out of the glass door.

This is the first time for Noisy to set foot outside the land, everything is so new to it, the sky is blue, the clouds are white, and the sun can dazzle the eyes.

Although you can see all of this when you are inside the house, you can only experience the difference when you really go outside.

The golden retriever Ah Zhong soon came over with his broken tennis tree in his mouth. In the eyes of the dog, it was time for games. Playing balls here will never break things and cause the owner to blame.

Under the sunshine in early spring, a dog and a chicken happily kicked the earth in the small yard.

Occasionally, when the broken tennis tree flies too high, the white-feathered little yellow chicken will flap its wings and soar into the air, fighting for the ball with the golden retriever.

The crow and mynah, who were busy dating on the second floor, landed on the window sill and watched the two energetic play downstairs.

Xu Jie and Mo got together, snuggled up to each other and basked in the sun while licking each other's fur.

Everything was so beautiful, just when Xu Jie was tilting his body and lifting his paw while enjoying Mo's service and sighing that life is so beautiful, an unknown object suddenly fell from the sky.

Mo's reaction is the fastest. When he sees a black shadow expanding rapidly on the ground, he knows that something is about to fall from the sky.

So it got up quickly and shouted to Noisy and Jin Mao: "Get away."

At the same time, Mo quickly held Xu Jie away from where the shadow fell.

Xu Jie was a little confused by the cat. He didn't know how to lick his fur well. Why was he suddenly picked up by Mo?

Just when it was inexplicable, it heard a splashing sound not far from itself.

Mo had already put Xu Jie on the ground at this time, but in order to ensure safety, it still blocked Xu Jie behind him.

Hearing a sound not far away, Xu Jie leaned out from behind Mo and looked over there curiously.

What landed in the small courtyard of Fujimoto's house was a small bird with a cat-like face.He is dressed in black, white and gray feathers, with a pair of big black round eyes on the white-gray face plate, with white feathers above the eyes, and a pair of ear feathers on the top of the head that are very similar to ears.

Seeing the appearance of the bird clearly, Xu Jie said in surprise from behind Mo: "Hey, isn't this a scops owl? Why does it appear here in broad daylight?"

No wonder Xu Jie was surprised. The so-called horned owl is a kind of owl bird, and the owl is what we often call an owl.

This kind of bird is very popular in Japan, because their names can be written as Fu Lao in Japan, so people think their names are very auspicious.

This kind of thing that people like because of the pronunciation of the name is very common. For example, isn't the magpie also loved by people because the name is festive and is believed to bring good fortune?

If there are children in the family who are about to enter school, then the elders in the family will definitely give him or her owl-shaped school supplies.

Because Japan believes that owls are wise, with big eyes and foresight, and they will bless that child to enter the ideal school smoothly.

To sum up, because of being loved by humans, this kind of bird lives in a good condition here, but even so, it is rare for owls to appear in human yards in broad daylight.

The owl that landed on the ground seemed to be a little dazed, and when it jumped up from the ground, it turned its head over at a standard 180 degrees after hearing Xu Jie's voice.

Xu Jie took a deep breath and suppressed the scream that almost came out of his throat.

Although it has known for a long time that turning its neck is a unique skill of owls, they can turn their heads 270 degrees on their necks without moving their bodies, but they still scare the cat after seeing it.

Anyone who sees a guy with his back turned to him, who suddenly turns his face to face you without moving his body, will be shocked.

Hearing Xu Jie's gasp, the owl narrowed its eyes, turned its body around slowly and said, "I'm really sorry to scare you, when I just landed on the ground head first, now I'm a little confused. clear."

Mo Wenyan looked at the owl carefully, and then said: "You are not a resident of this city, I have never seen you before."

The owl shook its head when he heard the words, looked hard with narrowed eyes, and then said to the air behind Mo's right: "Yes, Mr. Cat, I am a screech owl, and my name is Mao Mao .Today is the day I leave the nest. My father said to me when I left the nest that the climate is warmer and the food is more plentiful when flying south, so I have been flying towards this direction. But you also know that our owl My vision is not very good during the day, so I lost my way, turned my head and landed in your yard."

Looking at the scops owl turning its head to explain solemnly to the air, row after row of black lines fell from the top of Xu Jie's head.

This screech owl said that it had poor eyesight during the day, and now it seems that it is not only bad, but it can't see clearly at such a close distance, which is no different from blindness.

However, based on Xu Jie's understanding of the genus Owl, this phenomenon is really common among owl birds.

In order to have excellent hunting ability at night, they do have to sacrifice some daytime vision.

According to this little screech owl, today is the day it leaves the nest, so wouldn't its parents give instructions when the child is away from home?Actually let an owl fly out in the daytime.

Thinking of this, Xu Jie couldn't help asking curiously: "Since you owls have poor eyesight during the day, your parents still feel relieved to let you come out of the nest and fly by yourself during the day?"

The scopped owl named Mao Mao heard the words and turned its head to try to find Xu Jie's position, and at the same time said: "I think this is because I am the first brood of my parents, and they are also inexperienced. Will be negligent. My parents usually dote on me very much, if it weren’t for the nest, there would be younger brothers and sisters soon, and my father and mother would not want me to leave the nest.”

So this is an oolong incident after a pair of novice parents raised a bird. It is really embarrassing for this new owl to fly out against such a good sun today. It is really a miracle.

The little screech owl should have recovered after resting for a while. It moved its neck and asked Mo Mo, "Mr. Cat, I want to fly south, but the light in the sky makes it difficult for me to tell the direction. Can you?" Could you please show me the way?"

After confirming that the fallen owl was not in danger, Mo stopped talking, so he didn't speak to the little owl's question.

Xu Jie, on the other hand, was sympathetic to the little owl who was cheated by his parents, so he said, "It's easy to find in the south, but it's after one o'clock in the afternoon, which is when the sun is most abundant. Otherwise, you should find a place first." Avoid the place, and hurry on the road at night."

Hearing this, the screech owl turned its flexible head to think for a while, and felt that what Xu Jie said made sense.

After shaking the messy feathers on its body, the scopped owl replied: "Thank you for your concern, please show me the direction first, I will choose a suitable place to rest there, and wait until after dark. departed."

Hearing this, Xu Jie tapped the back of Fujimoto's apartment with his paw and said, "That's the south side, you must remember."

Hearing this, the screech owl waved its wings and said thank you, then flew towards the direction Xu Jie pointed out.

As soon as it flapped its wings, Xu Jie sensed that something was wrong, and couldn't help but block it loudly: "Wait, don't fly, there is the glass window of Futian's house..."

Before Xu Jie could finish his sentence, the squinting owl slammed into the window glass of Futian's house on the second floor.

Looking at the scops owl that fell into the yard again and passed out with shaking legs and flapping its wings.

All the animals in the Fujimoto family surrounded them. After watching for a while, Xu Jie made sure that he couldn't deal with it, then ran into the house wagging his tail, and called Mr. Fujimoto for help.