On Bald, Evil Cats and the Sound They Make

Spanish onomatopoeias: “marramamiau”

Lisi Clark
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A hairless black and gray cat with large ears and lime-green eyes looks off to the left. Frankly scary.
Photo: Hanna Listek / Unsplash

When our eldest daughter was four and attending preschool in Spain, she brought home an unwelcome guest: Gato Pelado, “bald cat.”

A storyteller who was excellent at her job (giving credit where credit is due) told her class a couple of stories on an outing to the library.

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