A lady had a beautiful black cat, Midnight, who spent his days outside and came indoors at night.

一位女士拥有一只非常美丽的黑猫,叫做子夜,它会在晚上跑出去玩一阵,再回家来。

One crisp fall evening he disappeared.

然而在一个凉爽的傍晚,它消失了。

The lady searched for him in vain.

女士苦苦找寻而徒劳无功。

The following spring, however, Mdnight reappeared, looking healthy and clean. She figured he'd been sowing his wild oats.

第二年春天,子夜又回来了,看上去干净又健康的样子。。女士想着:它大概在外面种了燕麦吧。

Everything was back to normal, until that fall, when Midnight disappeared again.

一切如旧,直到这年秋天,子夜又消失了。

The next spring, he returned. Perplexed the lady went door to door questioning others in the area.

再接下来的春天,它又回来了。女士感到十分困惑,一家一家地询问附近的邻居。

Finally she rang the bell of an older couple.

最终她按响了一对老夫妇的门铃。

"A black cat?" the old woman said, "Oh yes, My husband and I hated to see him out in the cold, so we bought a cat carrier. We take him to Florida every winter."

“一只黑猫?”老妇人说,“啊,是的。我们夫妇俩不想让它在外面挨冻,于是我们就买了一个猫笼,每年冬天都带它去弗洛里达。”