I loved learning one of the possible origins of maneki-neko. The story of the beckoning cat is similar to many Western folktales where a poor person shows kindness to an animal and is rewarded for it. This makes it a good introduction to Japanese folktales (some of which can be very weird).
Nice. I loved the giant head on that cat. And I'd always wondered what the deal was with those little cat statues. Interestingly, when I started reading the book to her, the PandaBat insisted that I make the protagonist a girl. That's a first.
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