"Giving a Cat" was written by Lu You, a famous poet in the Southern Song Dynasty. It profoundly expresses the poet's love for cats.
One:
Salt-wrapped raccoon slaves often watch theaters in the corner. ?
Drunk with mint all the time, occupying the 氍湹 every night.
The merits of a rat's hole are numerous, but there is no reward for a fish meal. ?
You should still give him a name and call him Less Tutu.
Second:
Wrap salt to welcome the little raccoon slave,
protect the mountain house with thousands of books. ?
I feel ashamed that my family is poor and my talents are poor. ?
I am cold and have no blanket to sit on and eat without fish.
Third:
If you hold the rat in vain, you will not be impeached.
A basket of fish and rice will come in time.
Look at you sleeping peacefully every day,
Why do you go and come back again and again?
Annotations to the poem:? ① Wrapping in salt: In ancient customs, when the owner begged for a cat from a neighbor or vendor, he would often exchange it with relatively valuable salt and small fish to show that he valued the little creature. ② Tanuki: The ancient people’s nickname for cats. ?③Cexun: refers to salary and benefits.
In exchange for a bag of salt, a kitten is often found next to the theater. Always drunk on mint, every night stage. Traps do not reward fish. Today's name is Little Tiger. The little raccoon slave Bao Yan tried his best to protect the thousands of books in the mountain house. I was ashamed of his kindness, but I didn't feel sorry for him. If the rat misbehaves, a bottle of fish food will come.
Look at your daily rest, what are you getting in return?