| 单词 | black cat |
| 例句 | The green eyes of the black cat glowed and its snarl was something out of the jungle, the threat of a panther. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “The bones from a black cat are powerful.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “I used to have a black cat just like you, but he died last year. He was very old.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Outside the Casa Rosada a black cat, a mechanical man, a Little Red Riding Hood, two tramps and four ancient Egyptians joined the already unwieldy group. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z A black cat was sitting on the edge of the well outside the church. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He wasn’t afraid of curses, ladders, or black cats, but he saw ghosts everywhere, and not just the ghost of the old woman now sleeping buried somewhere in the hard ground. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I remind myself he’s probably worse luck than all the world’s black cats and broken mirrors combined. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The strip was a less cruel piece of magic than the black cat had been, but more gruesome. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The black cat lay on its side in the firelight as if it were dead. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “You think the dibia has sent the black cat to bite us?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I swung the sword in front of the black cat that was getting too close. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z In a black neighborhood, you wouldn’t dare own a cat, especially a black cat. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He leaned over to look closer, and a black cat leapt out and darted up the stairs. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “Oh. It’s you,” she said to the black cat. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z The black cat sprang out of Belet's arms and onto the marble stairs to join his half a dozen or so companions on the landing. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Now all they needed was some black cats and broken mirrors. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Ouija boards and black cats are way down the list of neuroses I suffer from. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “But I saw a black cat the last time she came,” Ugwu said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Alas, that’s what I’m thinking when I notice the cat, the black cat. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Not even black cats would cross his path. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z With the certitude of a true believer, Vellya Paapen had assured the twins that there was no such thing in the world as a black cat. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Suspicion flared in Ugwu’s mind; he remembered the black cat that appeared in the backyard after her last visit. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Then he fiddled with his apron pocket and said, “I saw a black cat yesterday night, after Mama and Amala left.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She put the suitcase down on its side and opened it slowly; then she reached into the suitcase and pulled out a black cat and put him down on the ground. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z She raised her arms and stretched like some sleek black cat. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He saw a red fox and a large black cat, with a white collar and paws, who sat conversing together in the middle of the path. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Beside the decapitated rat, a smug expression on its face, was the black cat. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z “No sorry needed. It will torture her to know she’s doomed. So what about the black cat phone number? Any progress?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Behind her she could make out Jak, Oz, and Loo racing toward her, arms in the air, streaking after a small black cat, who ran, ears back, tail low. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z There’s always a tiny black cat roaming around the yard, and it reminds me of my dear sweet Moortje. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I am the smooth, elegant black cat who slips from the house as a liquid shadow after dark. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And, hard as she could, she threw the black cat toward the other mother. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z The black cat darted off, disappearing behind the shed over by the garden. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z There was also a haughty black cat, who sat on walls and tree stumps and watched her but slipped away if ever she went over to try to play with it. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z “So,” Coraline continued, both hands wrapped firmly around the black cat. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Standing on the wall next to her was a large black cat, identical to the large black cat she’d seen in the grounds at home. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z The black cat was huddled in the farthest corner of the room, the pink tip of its tongue showing, its eyes wide; Coraline went over to it and crouched down beside it. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z The black cat, who had sat on the floor, grooming his fur, through this entire conversation now stood up and led the way into the hall. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z A fluffy black cat rubbed against my legs, purring up a storm. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z It might seem a bit like looking for a black cat in a coal cellar. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “No sorry needed. It will torture her to know she’s doomed. So what about the black cat phone number? Any progress?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The black cat switched its tail and growled loudly. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “I bet it was a big black cat just like Nero.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Gus had come outside a couple of times and sat with us, chewing on a toothpick and stroking the scrawny black cat curled up in his lap. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z And he threw a big black cat right in her face. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Belet looked up from the black cat she was tickling while I was ogling the room. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I thought of my idea to use black cat fur instead of the bones. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “When you adopt a black cat, you’re creating a change in the world,” she says. These rescue organizations are good luck for black cats 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z Another illustration depicts the same black cat napping atop a black upright piano as Simler notes, “His hearing is very sharp.” Are You a Dog Person or a Cat Person? Or Hamster, or Turtle, or ... 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z “In fact, the image of Cupid was often interspersed among the more familiar black cats, witches and jack-o’-lanterns.” Boo? Halloween Used to Be About Finding True Love 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z The birds are in a different picture, “Stable,” where they wreath a figure who clutches two snakes, which are viewed with evident alarm by a black cat. Review | In the galleries: Renaissance influences synchronize with Magic Realism 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z “Once upon a time there was a serious, well-behaved young black cat.” Beatrix Potter Manuscript About a Cat With a Double Life Is Found 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z Many Europeans believe that the sight of a black cat heralds misfortune, but black cats are actually rather common. Jared Diamond: It’s irrational to be religious 2013-01-13T12:00:00Z “You’re changing people’s attitudes by showing how lovable and beautiful black cats are.” These rescue organizations are good luck for black cats 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z The Sandersons get caught and hanged, though not before transforming Thackery into a black cat and casting a curse upon the town. “Hocus Pocus” knew what really scared us: reckless parents 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z “I get messages daily from people who’ve found black cats fending for themselves,” she says. These rescue organizations are good luck for black cats 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z There's a talking black cat, a poet, a nasty fanged dude and an angel of death. What's new on stage 2011-03-03T17:49:20Z “There are so many of them who need to be adopted that are typically tabbies or black cats or older cats,” she said. Would you like to adopt Adam Sandler? He’s small and scaly and available. 2021-08-14T04:00:00Z How unexpected: In Budapest, I was following an adorable black cat near the apartment we’d rented. A black cat brings good luck to two travelers in Europe 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z When the world demands a lot from women, who more or less can all be black cats sometimes, it’s nice to have a simple-minded boyfriend that manages to get a coffee order right. Why does everyone want to date a "golden retriever boyfriend?" 2023-10-14T04:00:00Z Oh, and that black cat we noticed sneaking into a cafe? Leonardo’s spirit lives on in his hometown of Vinci, Italy 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z So just as superstitious people believe black cats are a threat, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover stated the Black Panther Party was the “greatest threat to internal security of the country.” Check Out the World’s Best Collection of Cat Art 2014-01-13T10:45:53Z When Simler’s black cat finally springs into action, its comic timing is impeccable. Are You a Dog Person or a Cat Person? Or Hamster, or Turtle, or ... 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z As he ages and tires, Sanders has more wisdom but fewer certainties, describing himself to a listener as “like a blind man in a dark room searching for a black cat that isn’t there.” Ward Just, 84, Dies; Ex-Journalist Found Larger Truths in Fiction 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z But if someday soon the police find her choked to death on a hairball, they should question a large black cat. The fur flies in Lynne Truss’s witty novel ‘Cat Out of Hell’ 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z To westerners, witchcraft has become almost flippant superstition, like avoiding a black cat. Michael Stanley's top 10 African crime novels 2010-06-30T14:27:00Z While someone of any gender could have a golden retriever boyfriend, online and on TV, they tend to be paired with a “black cat girlfriend.” Why does everyone want to date a "golden retriever boyfriend?" 2023-10-14T04:00:00Z Not a real cat — a velvety, stuffed black cat with gold-rimmed eyes. Wedding trends: Dogs and cats up for adoption at the reception 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z Today, they share an airy condo in Silver Spring with their black cat, Olive. This Life: For this witch, Wicca is about personal responsibility and growth 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z Called upon to draw sports cartoons to promote that particular battle of the century, Herriman added a black cat and a white mouse, specifically the white Ignatz Mouse antagonizing the black Krazy Kat. What was the source of Krazy Kat’s comic genius? 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z “Someplace I have a seven-minute reel that they made with white cats and black cats,” he said. ‘West Side Story’: How We Covered the Classic N.Y.C. Musical 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z In the footage, the black cat perches on the stair railing of the home's residence with its back two legs, leaning its front two paws onto the door handle. Video of black cat banging door knocker goes wildly viral on Facebook 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z He gave the S.P.C.A. a scare when he announced the track would give away 100 black cats on Halloween night. ArtsBeat: The Small and Pleasurable World at the Track 2013-05-03T14:00:48Z Among the telltale signs of the profession: the orchid in her hair and the black cat at her side. ‘Splendor and Misery: Images of Prostitution,’ Captures a Profession in Paris Through Artists’ Eyes 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z There’s some foreboding imagery at the beginning of “Heartlock,” a crime drama-romance set in a prison: A shot of a black cat striding through an air vent. ‘Heartlock’ Review: A Prison Kingpin Steals the Show in This Hackneyed Drama 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z There's a glint in her eye that returns when I tell her I'm concerned about the fact that a black cat that starred in a number of early videos seems to have disappeared. Ethereal girl 2012-08-10T23:05:00Z I remember once when I was a child, I was attacked by a black cat. Nicolas Cage channels his “inner jaguar” for the big cat action flick “Primal” 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z FRI Adoption fees waived on black cats and kittens, which are often overlooked at shelters, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Community Datebook calendar 2011-11-23T20:17:04Z They arrive — dressed in breezy sundresses, stroking black cats — to welcome the family to the community, and offer to help get the house in order. Hop aboard Netflix's chilling yet campy "Bloodride," a Norwegian "Twilight Zone" for today 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z It is, Firestein says, akin to looking for a black cat in a darkened room, with no guarantee the moggy is even present. Ignorance by Stuart Firestein; It's Not Rocket Science by Ben Miller – review 2012-07-19T10:00:04Z This time of year, Halloween decorations depict black cats, hissing with arched backs and bushy tails. These rescue organizations are good luck for black cats 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z In contrast to her golden retriever boyfriend, a black cat girlfriend has real issues she’s grappling with. Why does everyone want to date a "golden retriever boyfriend?" 2023-10-14T04:00:00Z Everything burns except the women, whose bodies remain inexplicably almost wholly untouched, save for some ashy streaks and burn wounds that a meowing black cat begins to determinedly lick and lick and lick. | 'Kuroneko': Tragic Love Tale of Spirits and Samurai 2010-10-21T23:12:00Z A black cat A tabby cat A siamese cat A ginger cat With what spell does Hermione Granger impress everyone in one of her first classes at Hogwarts? Witches in fiction - quiz 2012-07-06T08:00:00Z FRI Fees waived on all black cats and kittens, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2012-11-21T22:29:04Z In 1957 a woman stands looking vaguely at the furniture and tries to remember why she came in the room, while, at the bottom of the page, a black cat walks past — in 1999. Richard McGuire’s ‘Here’ 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z She was speaking not about the mythical character, but about her small black cat, which she adopted in Greece. After Nearly Five Decades, Waltraud Meier Takes Her Final Opera Bow 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z In this powerful painting by Goncharova, colliding rays turn three harmless furry creatures — two black cats and a tabby — into an optical minefield. Artworks That Shine in New York Museums 2013-01-04T00:50:22Z So many of her neighbors made negative comments that she began to research people’s attitudes about black cats. These rescue organizations are good luck for black cats 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z While the golden retriever boyfriend dances through life, the black cat girlfriend has some concerns. Why does everyone want to date a "golden retriever boyfriend?" 2023-10-14T04:00:00Z With large murals of black cats and colorful gurning faces, a group of traveling international artists are bringing a splash of colorful street art to towns in Israel and Jordan. Street artists bring color to Israeli and Jordanian streets 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z And when the Parisian crowds rolled into the Salon of 1865, they too went berserk in front of Édouard Manet’s painting of a courtesan, her maid and her high-strung black cat. The 19th Century’s Most Scandalous Painting Comes to New York 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z She resumes her customary role of black cat, opaque and unblinking, filling her readers with queasy suspicion at every turn. Review: In Megan Abbott’s ‘You Will Know Me,’ Gymnast Girl and Cute Dead Guy 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z This tall tale usually claims black cats will be sacrificed in various witchcraft ceremonies. Halloween myths and urban legends that just won't die 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z Finn and her co-workers promote black cats as funny, friendly and loving. These rescue organizations are good luck for black cats 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z I’m either going to be a black cat or a wolf. T Magazine: Trick or Treat at T 2010-10-28T13:00:00Z Once in a while a black cat, Pino, paces indolently through the frame. Twist, Bend, Reach, Step: A Merce Cunningham Solo Anyone Can Try 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z Anything is up to be broadcast, even a black cat walking under a ladder. Hints From Heloise: News is breaking badly 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z This all changes, however, when a gentleman turns up with his two mysterious black cats: trouble awaits. Varjak Paw by S. F. Said - review 2013-07-14T11:00:00Z Superstitious people regard black cats as bad luck. These rescue organizations are good luck for black cats 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z As she explained that she wants more “young kids and women” to play Magic, a shy young fan, wearing black cat ears on her head, approached her. The Twenty-Five-Year Journey of Magic: The Gathering 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z The investments that many religious adherents make to their beliefs are far more burdensome, time-consuming, and heavy in consequences to them than are the actions of black-cat-phobics in occasionally avoiding black cats. Jared Diamond: It’s irrational to be religious 2013-01-13T12:00:00Z Irish and British sailors used to believe that inviting a black cat onboard ensured good luck on a journey. Seafaring felines: Cats have long had adventures aboard ships 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z Behold, for example, the nipped in waist of “plus-size” female vampire, or the black cat. In contrast, by the way, the men of the plus-size section appear consistently if not excessively larger sized. Wal-Mart’s plus-size problem 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z Halloween witches are all about potions and black cats, right? In new book, Kelly Barnhill finally gets her dragon 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z Ahari: There are elements like the tattoo, the black cat, the shadow Babak sees, and there are different interpretations of it. Why horror flick "The Night" is the first American film to be released in Iran in four decades 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z “Nothing escapes this vigilant observer,” Simler writes — while showing a black cat’s tail and one hind foot peeking out from under a rug while it snoozes. Are You a Dog Person or a Cat Person? Or Hamster, or Turtle, or ... 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z This might matter less in a shorter work, but more than two hours is a long time to stay mired in misery, with corpses walking and black cats yowling. ‘Nevermore,’ a Musical Biography of Edgar Allan Poe 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z And a black cat, brilliantly named Margaret Scratcher, makes a cameo or two. 'Frasier' is back, but it's evolved, much like Kelsey Grammer's 'lovable, pompous' character 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z She became a tattoo artist, and now proudly identifies as a none and a witch; she has leg tattoos of a sorceress and a black cat. In the pope’s homeland, more Argentines are seeking spiritual answers beyond the church 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z It all started with a seemingly innocuous TikTok video of an enormous black cat doing a silly bouncing dance, emerging from the roof of a South Florida auto body shop. 60 million TikTok views in a few days: How a South Florida auto body shop’s videos went viral 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z Now at my place in Port Angeles, there are neighborhood stragglers that come around: a beautiful orange tabby, a small adolescent black cat, a gray orange-ish white adolescent. If you’ve loved and lost a pet, you’ll get these tales of readers’ grief 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z But the black cat who gazes outward from the bottom of a diptych just emphasizes the spectator's essential solitude. In the galleries: Lush landscapes with Japan as a touchstone 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z Startled by her presence, two black cats scurried down the second-floor hallway and disappeared into a hiding spot. Black Baltimoreans fight to save homes from redevelopment 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z A couple who won the lottery have credited a "lucky" stray black cat for their life-changing win. Southend lotto winners credit their good luck to stray black cat 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z A voluptuous naked woman lolls on a Victorian sofa, a witty glimpse of a black cat disappearing behind the furniture. Review: A vital MOCA retrospective centers L.A. painter Henry Taylor's unforgettable art 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Perhaps sensing her distress, a young black cat, named Javelin— after the U.S. shoulder-fired antitank rocket—ambles over to her makeshift desk and plops onto her lap. Hero city: Crippled by Russian attacks, Ukraine’s science hotbed refuses to give up 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z I had gotten up early on that Saturday to hang orange streamers and balloons shaped like jack-o’-lanterns and black cats from my apartment walls. Perspective | Reporter still haunted by Itaewon crowd crush, a tragedy close to home 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z Food prices might be rising, but Aldi shoppers have found something to smile about after a black cat began frequenting one store. Aldi cat bringing joy to Haverhill shoppers 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z "It's not a bad life for a Southend stray who clearly turned up on the right doorstep, at the right time, and proved to us that black cats are in fact lucky" he added. Southend lotto winners credit their good luck to stray black cat 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z Dang's comic is written as a diary of his own life, his experience of studying abroad, of personal loss, of lockdown - in it he appears as a black cat. 'I feel less alone': The pandemic's varied effects on wellbeing 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z Ansari’s daughter needed a costume that she could wear to school, so she came up with a super simple black cat. Tips for making last-minute Halloween costumes 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z A black cat sits contently on the knobby end of a banister. Jean-Jacques Sempé, whimsical illustrator of New Yorker covers, dies at 89 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z A yellow cat is crossed with a black cat. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z I am a cat owner, and relatively obsessed with my 12-year-old feral black cat. Review: 'Stray' argues that sci-fi dystopia is better with cats 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z In a recent viral photo from the popular Twitter account Bodega Cats, a black cat is peering into the camera from its perch behind a shelf at a corner store. Meet the bots that make Twitter more accessible — and the volunteers that run them 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z “That’s a lot of people to do research on and figure out,” said Morgan Johnson, 25, as her black cat, Edgar, prowled across the counter of her plant shop in Juneau. In Alaska, the Race to Succeed Don Young Is Raucous and Crowded 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z Speaking from the afterlife, Rose narrates what she misses about life on Earth: Arnold, her black cat; jamming with dad; eating mom’s food. How a devastating short film about a school shooting is becoming a graphic novel 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z And thanks to this little black cat who almost lost his life, other injured animals will have a better chance to live theirs. Buddy the cat was facing certain death. Now he’s helping ensure other Philly animals survive 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z Life in Kharkiv, a city in Ukraine’s northeast, had become unbearable, so they had fled with their black cat, Asya. 22 hours to safety: Fleeing Ukraine’s embattled east by train 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z A well-dressed older woman carrying a faux-alligator cat carrier walked into the Best Friends Lifesaving Center in SoHo recently asking to meet two specific black cats. ‘I Asked Her If She Had a General Preference for Black Cats’ 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z "Most of all thank you for the eye in the dark messages I really loved that little cat," he concluded, adding a black cat emoji. ‘The Walking Dead’ star Norman Reedus returning to work following on set accident 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z Beneath the stage lives a black cat named Larry, who, despite its name, is not male. Working phone booths dot South Whidbey Island, where residents still can make local calls — for free 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z People were pulling for the little black cat — not just from the Philadelphia area or even the United States, but as far away as Europe, Asia and Australia. Buddy the cat was facing certain death. Now he’s helping ensure other Philly animals survive 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z The last feline to live in the White House was India, a black cat who belonged to President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura. Bidens get a cat: Meet Willow of the White House 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z I asked if she had a general preference for black cats. ‘I Asked Her If She Had a General Preference for Black Cats’ 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z Schulz was such a still, attentive listener that at times I feared she’d frozen on my screen, only to be reassured by the balletic prowl of a black cat along the bookshelf behind her. Life these days is a symphony of grief and celebration. Kathryn Schulz puts it into words. 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z The young black cat was discovered in the house in Norwich, just before Christmas. New Norwich homeowners surprised to find cat in cupboard 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Gibson said he had tried to find the solid black cat with yellow eyes that liked to greet customers of his rental business, but had given up after a few days. 9 days after tornado, cat found in rubble of building 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z "I don't let any black cats cross my way, ever. I don't harm any black cats either - that's important to say!" he said. Superstitions and a celebration in Women's FA Cup final 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z The other night, a blowup mechanical black cat at a home nearby turned its head just as my dog, Frito, and I walked past. This acorn squash soup is creamy and flavorful with only 6 ingredients 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z My black cat is shy and sweet and likes to curl up on my lap. Rant & Rave: Stop the Halloween tradition of giving black cats a bad rap 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z Even in daylight, there can be a distinct lack of detail in its shots, like in the shot of the black cat above, where there’s very little definition or texture in its fur. Honor 50 review: lose a Huawei, gain a Google 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z Dr. Swenor, for instance, can see objects in a high-contrast situation, like a black cat against a white fence, but has trouble seeing the difference between similar colors. How Vision Loss Can Affect the Brain 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z The name of her organization — which translates to “Stop the black cat” — is a reference to a grim term that girls in Ivory Coast hear as they grow up. A TV host in Ivory Coast asked a sex offender to show his technique on a mannequin. Women fought back. 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z The mother’s identical black cats were called Carbon and Copy. Perspective | Some people just don’t get it. Cultural references, I mean. 2021-07-25T04:00:00Z For Kovacs, that took the form of a regular fortune telling show on Facebook in which her black cat would pick tarot cards. Fire-juggling at home? Lockdown easing a relief for Hungarian circus artists 2021-05-04T04:00:00Z A black cat that appeared to have burn wounds slinked around in the snow near the remnants of windows that had been knocked from their frames. ‘Like an Earthquake’: Gas Explosion Rips Through a Bronx House 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z Though Miyazaki laughed off questions about Ghibli’s future as something he didn’t worry about, the director discussed with The Times his film “Earwig and the Witch,” Japanese 3DCG animation and black cats that talk. 'Earwig and the Witch' director Goro Miyazaki on his 'sacrilegious' Studio Ghibli movie 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z Author Inga Moore tells me it was based on a black cat when she lived in north London. Was I wrong to fall for a cheating cat? 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z Through the war-torn 80s, and in the darkest hours of the power-deprived Beirut night, my father would look to the luminescent eyes of a black cat for light. I'm writing this by candlelight – Lebanon's economic crisis is a social catastrophe | Naji Bakhti 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z Dennis Parsons said the offensive word - the name of his family's black cat in the 1950s - four times at Monday's Cheltenham Borough council meeting. Racial slur councillor suspended from Lib Dems 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z "My partner spends far more time playing with bits of ribbon and a 'wild cat' than actually working," says Rebecca Carey, owner of Jupiter, a black cat from Cambourne in Cambridgeshire. Coronavirus lockdown: How are our pets coping with us? 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z “Earwig” is a movie with a young girl witch and talking black cat. 'Earwig and the Witch' director Goro Miyazaki on his 'sacrilegious' Studio Ghibli movie 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z Envelope yourself within the 800-square-foot white nylon cocoon, its walls held up by air and ceiling clips, and you might spot Oiwa’s signature black cat and white bunny. Step into Oscar Oiwa's latest trippy dream world, an escape from a 'culture of chaos' 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z Calling up Animal Control in hopes of finding “a black cat” a month after the fact is of limited usefulness, Lunaris said. St. Paul Animal Control sees opportunity for collaboration 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z There were big black cats, little black cats, gray black cats, black kittens, black and white cats, white and black cats, nervous black cats, gentle black cats. Newsletter: Love or hate him, Schiff is now a star 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Santa Fe Animal Services found the 6-year-old long-haired black cat wandering the streets without a collar. Oregon man reunited with missing cat found 1,200 miles away, 5 years after it vanished 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z Were you worried at all about being compared with Ghibli’s other movie with a young girl witch and a talking black cat? 'Earwig and the Witch' director Goro Miyazaki on his 'sacrilegious' Studio Ghibli movie 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z The black cat, named Sasha, was recently found in the city of Santa Fe, New Mexico, five years after disappearing from its Portland home. Missing cat found 1,200 miles from US home 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z The Santa Fe Animal Shelter announced this week that Sasha the black cat was recently found wandering the streets of New Mexico’s capital. Cat found in New Mexico after going missing in Oregon 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z But seven other black cats were picked for understudy and promotional parts. Newsletter: Love or hate him, Schiff is now a star 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z When I arrived there this time, a Catwoman in minimal costume — really just tight-fitting black clothes, black cat ears and goggles — was screaming at police who told her she couldn’t strong-arm tourists for tips. How Hollywood Boulevard's star Superman wound up homeless, then dead in the Valley 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z So when we approached him about designing another black cat, he did worry that the cats looked the same no matter how many attempts he made. 'Earwig and the Witch' director Goro Miyazaki on his 'sacrilegious' Studio Ghibli movie 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z The black cat scampering on the field during the second quarter of Monday’s contest between the Giants and Cowboys was far more entertaining than the Giants’ run attack. Backtalk: Times readers sound off on Seahawks’ kicking issues and question Husky football coaches 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z Did that black cat at MetLife Stadium turn the tide for the Cowboys’ season? The Times’ Ten NFL Power Rankings: 49ers rocket to No. 1 ahead of Monday night showdown with Seahawks 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z “More than 100 black cats lined up — as much as cats will line up — for an audition for a movie part in response to a newspaper ad seeking ‘a sagacious black cat.’ Newsletter: Love or hate him, Schiff is now a star 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z The black cat should be safely tucked away far from the field, and the Giants are being treated as the true home team as the favorite. San Francisco looks to remain undefeated vs. Wilson, Seattle 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z It wasn’t the black cat running across the field Monday night. Analysis | NFL power rankings, Week 10: The Patriots aren’t first, and the Dolphins aren’t last 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z “He was so mean, I didn’t even want to look at him. Things did kind of change when that black cat came.” Black Cat Takes Some Blame for the Giants’ Loss to the Cowboys 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z A football fan gave his own play-by-play commentary as a black cat invaded the field during a game between the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants. 'He's going all the way!' Top 10 reactions to the black cat on 'Monday Night Football' 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z It was there to keep a pal, a black cat, company. Newsletter: Love or hate him, Schiff is now a star 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z “I ain’t superstitious or nothing but any time I saw a black cat or it went across me growing up, something bad happened,” Peppers said, according to the New York Post. Sports broadcaster Kevin Harlan gives dramatic play-by-play of black cat's MetLife Stadium invasion 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z A black cat interrupted play at New York’s MetLife Stadium on Monday night but proved to be a lucky omen for the visitors, not the hosts, as the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Giants 37-18. US briefing: Paris agreement, Marie Yovanovitch and far-right troubles 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z With the Giants leading by 6 points, a black cat trotted from a MetLife Stadium tunnel, dashed up the sideline and darkly stared down the Cowboys’ bench from a few yards away. Black Cat Takes Some Blame for the Giants’ Loss to the Cowboys 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z “How did a black cat get on the field?” 'He's going all the way!' Top 10 reactions to the black cat on 'Monday Night Football' 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z And Mexican stores are more likely to hang papel picado and install altars than display Halloween images such as pumpkins, black cats and bats. Mexico's Day of the Dead festival rises from the graveyard and into pop culture 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z A number of bats, vultures, spiders and black cats will also light up the trails. Omaha zoo launches new Halloween event this weekend 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z There’s a famous scene in the original “Matrix” where Keanu Reeves’ character, Neo, spots a black cat padding along a hallway. Reporter's Notebook: Why Congress is trapped in 'The Matrix' on gun control 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z But in another lost Giants season — they’ve had one winning season since 2012 — it turned out that the black cat materialized to vex the home team. Black Cat Takes Some Blame for the Giants’ Loss to the Cowboys 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z A black cat ran all over the field during the second quarter of the Dallas Cowboys-New York Giants game, causing a delay of several minutes before play could resume. 'He's going all the way!' Top 10 reactions to the black cat on 'Monday Night Football' 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z When I opened them, Westfall, now ninety-one, wearing a plaid shirt and a cell-phone holster and holding a large black cat, was standing next to my door. The Last Presidential Salmon 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z I was constantly sharing pictures of my black cat with people though, which was kind of like letting them in on my secret. Tony Gum's best photograph: the emotional toll of abortion 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z Déjà vu is a bad thing in the Matrix – to say nothing of the superstition of spotting a black cat in your path. Reporter's Notebook: Why Congress is trapped in 'The Matrix' on gun control 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z A photograph of that big black cat is stored at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. Rare black leopard spotted in Africa for first time in century: 'It's such a mythical thing' 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z But, as Jones noted, “things did kind of change when that black cat came out.” 'He's going all the way!' Top 10 reactions to the black cat on 'Monday Night Football' 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z He gets nastier new digs and a demonic new black cat. Review: Government shutdown hits the Long Beach Opera stage, but 'The Black Cat' goes on 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z He also shares with me a most excellent anecdote about a 1970s horror film and a live black cat. Essential Arts: The architecture of 'Roma,' Sally Mann's epic photos, a 'Black Panther' stage star 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z The black cat walked through the hallway, again. Reporter's Notebook: Why Congress is trapped in 'The Matrix' on gun control 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z Mr Kitto would open and close the public toilets every day - often accompanied by his black cat, Misty. Village pays for local man's funeral 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z Cannot stop laughing at the security guard who casually waved the Giants-Cowboys black cat through the exit like it was a fan. 'He's going all the way!' Top 10 reactions to the black cat on 'Monday Night Football' 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z Under the influence of alcohol, a cat-loving husband abuses his docile wife and becomes violent toward his pet, a black cat that he comes to perceive as bewitched. Review: Government shutdown hits the Long Beach Opera stage, but 'The Black Cat' goes on 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z About two-thirds of the way through, the friend produced an actual black cat from his backpack and released it from his balcony seat into the theater below. A grand old theater, a middle class house: How Mexico City's landscape helped Alfonso Cuarón tell the story of 'Roma' 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z They keep seeing the black cat and experiencing déjà vu. Reporter's Notebook: Why Congress is trapped in 'The Matrix' on gun control 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z Halloween is for celebrating the scary: imaginary monsters—ghouls, goblins and ghosts—along with real but scary-seeming creatures such as bats, black cats and spiders. Scared by Spiders? Get Over It! 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z This compilation of multiple cats and dogs reacting to the black cat running on the field at MetLife Stadium will make your night. 'He's going all the way!' Top 10 reactions to the black cat on 'Monday Night Football' 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z I’ve got a black dog, but I couldn’t find a black dog one, so I got a black cat one. What’s In Your Bag, Alison Wonderland? 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z In the novel, Behemoth is a large and sarcastic black cat who walks on two legs, talks and enjoys both chess and vodka. Russian museum 'staff' cat found 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z Seconds later, Neo sees the same black cat. Reporter's Notebook: Why Congress is trapped in 'The Matrix' on gun control 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z Another priest, James Pacey, tweeted: "I'm a priest so dress all in black. Took my black cat to the vet today - he said black cats feel the heat. I said I know how they feel." Ten hottest uniforms during UK heatwave 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z Friday the 13th is the patron day of black cat crossings, devious witches, shattered mirrors, suspicious ladders — and cheap tattoos. Friday the 13th, a ‘Tattoo Holiday’ 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z Others elsewhere will spend the day trying to avoid black cats. Tours and tattoos mark Friday the 13th 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z She initially thought the bear was a black cat. Black bear noshes on lunch inside surprised woman’s minivan 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z He is a black cat, lean and long. This cat has made its college decision. It picked American University. 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z Curses and black cats aside, the 144th Run for the Roses is shaping up to be one of the most competitive in years with a quality 20-horse field contesting the 1 1/4-mile classic. Horse racing: Saddled with curse, Justify goes for Kentucky win 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z Six artists were spread around the shop, inking miniature ghosts, black cats, and hearts crying blood onto customers. Friday the 13th, a ‘Tattoo Holiday’ 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z The Sun reported that Skripal’s black cat, Nash Van Drake, was put down after being tested at the Ministry of Defence research laboratory at Porton Down, where he was found to be severely malnourished. Sergei Skripal's cat and guinea pigs die after police seal house 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z They showed off her Halloween costume, a black cat outfit, and asked her why she had not chosen a more modest one, such as “Cinderella in a long flowing gown.” Yale Student Found Not Guilty in Rape Trial 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z The Wichita Eagle reports that a motorist spotted the black cat Thursday afternoon and called 911. Wichita firefighters rescue injured cat from icy river 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z In response, the centre - which is run by volunteers - is offering free neutering for black cats in the Bristol area through February. Black cats 'don't show well' in selfies 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z A skinny black cat pads by his half-full bottle of scotch whisky. Woman celebrates newborn, mourns husband’s death 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z Pen's little black cat watches attentively from the floor as she stirs currants into her Christmas pudding mix. How Charles Dickens' food defined Christmas 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z Animal service officers in Los Angeles, California, recently pulled off a high-flying rescue: saving a black cat that had gotten trapped on a steep cliffside. Cat Saved From Cliffside by Fearless Animal Rescuers 2017-11-19T05:00:00Z He specifically urged the adoption of black cats, which he said often linger in shelters due to their blending in while caged, along with long-standing stigma and superstition. Jackson Galaxy the TV cat guy is out with a new book 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Witches developed a penchant for cheap, red satin bustier tops and leery winks, and their black cats for fishnet tights and cutesy ears. From Hillary Clinton to Offred: how Halloween outgrew the sexy cat 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z But both movies are animated children’s fantasies about broom-riding little girls with black cat familiars. How Studio Ponoc made the break from Studio Ghibli 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z The ingredients include a black cat, a cave bat, a ghost tooth, an old shoe, an old dish, a dried fish, a goose egg and a frog leg. California Sounds: Hear 13 Los Angeles songs that'll scare the bejesus out of you 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z Ms Marin says she is scared of black cats: "If I see one I go back three steps." Why is Friday 13th a doubly unlucky day? 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z Arbitrary though they may be, superstitions like fears of ladders, black cats, or “unlucky” numbers are incredibly persistent. Friday the 13th Is Back. Here's Why It Scares Us. 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z “I don’t care if it is a white cat or a black cat,” the National party legislator said. China-born New Zealand MP denies being a spy 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z Stan, the resident black cat, lolled in front of a Buddhist altar. Surf’s Up in the Rockaways? Let’s Meditate on That 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z They hate black cats more than a Puritan priest, cling to an irrational goat phobia like grim death, and would rather name their children Diarrhea Face than Steve. It's not even September, and Cubs fans have already completely lost it - Golf Digest 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z Back on the bench, Mr and Mrs Hemmer can reel off plenty more superstitions, from black cats to ladders and cracks in the pavement. Why is Friday 13th a doubly unlucky day? 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z He rose before our eyes on those football Saturday afternoons, the cool black cat holding the telecast together. Sportscaster John Saunders’ quiet battle with the demons of depression 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z During the original trial one Supreme Court judge likened the hunt for certifiable proof of money-laundering to “a blind man…trying to find a black cat in a dark room”. A corruption probe threatens to undo Pakistan’s prime minister 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z The new video for the erstwhile Feels’ singer and guitarist sees her strumming her Fender while perched atop a black cat named Blood. California Sounds: Queens of the Stone Age, Chelsea Wolfe, Dream Syndicate and Shannon Lay 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z Jimmy Stewart’s 1948 ceremony landed on Friday the 13th, in hopes of proving that he wasn't superstitious the actor posed under a ladder and with a black cat on a leash. All the Hollywood secrets hidden in the handprints at the Chinese Theatre's Forecourt of the Stars 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z Angry fans and rival players sometimes spat at him and threw bottles, watermelons and, in one case, a black cat. N.Y.'s Jackie Robinson Museum, which has a high-minded mission, marks groundbreaking 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z If you tortured black cats and coddled white cats simply because of the color of their fur most people would think you demented, and they would be right. DNA Tests, and Sometimes Surprising Results 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z He added that “a great deal of psychological distress is trivial,” like “fear of black cats,” and doesn’t necessarily qualify as a disorder. Court says Chicagoan didn’t prove voltage caused disorder 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z “Oh, okay, here’s one already,” she says, as a black cat appears, squeezing out through a tiny opening in the foundation of the house and pausing to stare, eyes glowing yellow in the early light. No ribbons and bells for these scruffy cats 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z Women Lovers is an oil painting that depicts two naked women in rest, a black cat next to them. Facebook's ban on Charles Blackman nude artwork attacked as 'living in the 1950s' 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z Responding to a report about a black cat in a tree, an officer attempted to lure the animal with food and use a net to capture it. Animal Watch: Stranded cat is emboldened by a familiar voice 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z So we wish you well if you’re a believer, and hope you avoid broken mirrors or black cats of any kind. Why This Friday the 13th Will Be the First of Many in 2017 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z All black cats attempting to cross their paths will be diverted and then detonated harmlessly. Cholesterol will be swatted from their hands. 2017 will be different, I promise 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z As they searched the area, one officer noticed a black cat in a nearby yard staring intently at a shed. Police: Black cat crosses suspect's path, rats him out 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z FRI Free adoption for all black cats, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z “This is why I came here: to break the goat or the black cat or God knows what somebody else wants to talk about,” pitcher Jon Lester said. A Souvenir for Anthony Rizzo, a Gift for All Cubs Everywhere 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z We require billy goats and black cats to explain dropped pop flies and fumbled footballs. The Curse Needs a New Home. Snow or Surf? 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z This is a franchise supposedly cursed by a billy goat and a black cat. 37th World Series Game 7 Represents a Rare Opportunity for Cubs or Indians 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z No Halloween haunted house is complete without a black cat lurking in the window, and spider webs stretched across dark corners. Spooky Origins: How Halloween Animals Got Their Reputation The only thing frightful about pumpkin spice candles and paper black cats is how persistently and early they appear. These frightful plants can help you create a creepy Halloween garden 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z The products in question include a green skeleton, pink skeleton, purple spider, purple and black cat, orange and black pumpkin and green and black bat. Target Recalls 127,000 Halloween Decorations 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z Billy goats and black cats notwithstanding, history likes the Cubs’ chances. How the Chicago Cubs Have Overpowered October 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z Verner brought along two black cats — Halloween decorations turned into political statements about Trump’s crude boast on the 2005 videotape about grabbing women “by the p---y.” Trump’s truest believers start to worry: ‘You could easily lose this election’ 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z Can they tell the difference between a black bodega bag flying across the street or a black cat? Self-Driving Cars Gain Powerful Ally: The Government 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z Android translates the arcane script into a black cat with its mouth closed. Worried face: the battle for emoji, the world's fastest-growing language 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z From amassing all the ingredients to make potions, to avoiding the wizard’s evil black cat, to stealing the pirate’s treasure, it’s pure magic. The 50 Best Video Games of All Time Ranked 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z A black cat jumped up on the chair to get closer to her while she read and Kiyah put one of her arms around it. Minot program lets students read to animals 2016-07-09T04:00:00Z The black cat with a clipped ear is rarely far from 18-year-old Sequoia, one of Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary's largest black bears. Feral cat forms friendship with aging bear at California zoo 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z The black cat with a clipped ear is rarely far from 18-year-old Sequoia, one of Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary’s largest black bears. Feral cat forms friendship with aging bear at California zoo 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z There were no black cats or cracked mirrors this time, just a dominating, prime-time show by Truex to cap racing's biggest day. Martin Truex Jr. takes Coca-Cola 600 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z He's not the type to turn and run when a black cat approaches, but there's a reason the Lakers' general manager is heavily superstitious right now. Lakers have a lot riding on the NBA draft lottery, but GM Mitch Kupchak doesn't want to talk about it 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z Watch out for ladders, cracks in the sidewalk, black cats and summer camps staffed by amorous teenagers. Sheldon Adelson endorses Donald Trump for president – campaign live 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z A single black cat crosses the street in front of you. Trump will be the GOP nominee. Nothing is on fire. This is fine. 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z Sir Winston, her black cat, a rescue pet adopted from the vet, perches like a sphinx on the arm of her chair. Unexpected friendship forms in Kansas City hospice 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z Danny adds: “A lot of young black cats write to us, saying, ‘Hey man, I’m glad to see you guys doing this.’ The Veldt: pioneering black shoegazers who inspired the Weeknd 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z "Once upon a time there was a serious, well-behaved young black cat," the book starts, according to an extract on the Penguin website. Kitty-in-Boots: New Beatrix Potter story found after 100 years 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z Watch out for ladders, cracks in the sidewalk, black cats and summer camps staffed by amorous teenagers. Sheldon Adelson endorses Donald Trump for president – campaign live 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z You try to cross but there are too many black cats like a mighty cat torrent, blocking your path. Trump will be the GOP nominee. Nothing is on fire. This is fine. 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z One anchor got attacked by a black cat, while a terrier kept begging a weatherman to play fetch live on the air. Watch the Best News Bloopers of 2015 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z Why do some superstitions linger, from fear of black cats to Friday the 13th? Where Our Fear of Friday the 13th Came From 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z Neighbors said the brother and sister were looking for a black cat named Lucy that fled when they entered the residence. Private investigator finds California cat in Omaha home 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z But no black cats because they were thought to be a witch’s familiar,” she added. Cortez’ Maritime Museum opens ‘Sailor Superstitions’ exhibit 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z The latter's single delegate defied the tropical heat in a bespangled black cat suit with fur accents. Indigenous games get off to colorful, if rocky, start as anti-government protest erupts 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z The W flag like most things Cubs—from billy goats to black cats—is subject to superstition. Flag This: Chicago Baseball Fans Follow Tradition to the Letter 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z He dismisses as rubbish any suggestion that a little black cat had anything to do with the team’s heartbreaking collapse down the stretch in 1969, too. Superstitions hard to shed for hopeful Chicago Cubs faithful 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z But sometimes a team suffers the footballing equivalent of running over a black cat – and last season it happened to be Dortmund. Jürgen Klopp will need time and a little luck to succeed at Liverpool | Sean Ingle 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z On Sept. 9, as the Mets were playing the Cubs at Shea Stadium, a black cat ran in front of the Chicago dugout. No-Hit in 1969, the Mets Did Well Enough After That 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z Before American Pharoah won the Kentucky Derby, a black cat crossed in front of his car and he promptly made a U-turn. American Pharoah Is Calm Amid the Saratoga Storm 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z “When he arrived it was like a black cat crossed the road,” Martínez rued. Everton 2-2 Watford | Premier League match report 2015-08-08T04:00:00Z A monkey toys with the vine at one shoulder; a black cat stares from behind the other. What Grew in Frida Kahlo’s Garden? 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z Britney Spears was energetic when she performed her new single, “Pretty Girls,” in a sheer black cat suit alongside Azalea. Taylor Swift wins 8 at Billboard Awards; Kanye gets booed 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z “Our imaginings about the ways that aliens might make themselves detectable are always like stories of black cats in a dark room,” Dyson says. Alien Supercivilizations Absent from 100,000 Nearby Galaxies 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z It was the way they won, without much controversy and drama — until the black cat and the surge of the Mets and the ultimate heartbreak. Ernie Banks gave Chicago something to smile about in turbulent '60s 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z For knowing Muscovites, however, Patriarch’s Ponds is where the Devil arrived in town, with every stray football seemingly becoming Berlioz’s head and every black cat growing to gigantic size. Putin’s Punitive Theater of the Absurd Apparently, a baboon is golf's answer to a black cat. The Grind: Chunking Tiger, hidden baboon, John Daly's big week & Paulina's baby shower: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z A broomstick is fashioned from the shape of the far west coast; there's a black cat in the far east. The magical mystery of dark Sark 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z They also threw an unlucky black cat toy towards him at a sponsor event, urging him to pick it up. Hamilton ready to feel the love in Brazil 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z Last off the ship was the captain who, according to legend, had the boat's black cat tucked under his arm. Three-day WW1 sea rescue remembered 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z Their chance meeting famously ends with a streetcar severing Berlioz’s head, which rolls down the cobblestoned street before the knowing eyes of a giant black cat, Behemoth. Putin’s Punitive Theater of the Absurd A black shirt and tights turns into a black cat costume, and a hoodie can easily morph into a dinosaur. 5 Cheap DIY Halloween Costumes 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z Blandino’s final favorite is the double stripe, “a slightly thicker, longer black cat eye, enhanced with purple striping along the top.” 3 Ways To Update The Classic Cat Eye For Fall 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z Forecasting future events, as the saying goes, is much like searching for a black cat in an unlit room that may not even be there. The Mind-Blowing Way Selfies Will Change Our Future. Yes, Selfies 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z Do you avoid walking under ladders or really hate seeing black cats cross your path? Are you superstitious? 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z Bulgakov’s colossal malevolent black cat Behemoth is loping across the Moscow cityscape yet again. Putin’s Punitive Theater of the Absurd Upon finding the tiny black cats, a Cox warehouse worker called his nephew, who happens to work for the Humane Society in San Diego. Kittens Accidentally Shipped From LA to San Diego 2014-04-17T19:28:08Z The big black cat included in the scene is the ‘Yana puma’, an animal that might not be a cat after all, but a local name for the Spectacled bear Tremarctos ornatus. Mystery big cat skulls from the Peruvian Amazon not so mysterious anymore 2014-03-10T09:13:27Z It began with a safety on the Broncos’ first offensive play, which, as omens go, was akin to a black cat opening an umbrella beneath a ladder in Denver’s locker room. Seahawks 43, Broncos 8: Forget Forecast: Seahawks Pour It On in the Super Bowl 2014-02-03T03:46:37Z A demon black cat is said to roam the Capitol, portending doom. Haunted houses: More boo for your buck 2013-10-24T15:01:56Z Our black cat Scamp went missing - one of a pair of inseparable brothers. Secret life of the cat: Your feline tales 2013-06-23T01:02:18Z But for seekers of all kinds on the Upper East Side, Logos is also a cozy bookshop with a lumpy recliner and a black cat named Boo Boo, who sleeps near a stack of Bibles. | Yorkville: Neighborhood Joint: Yorkville Bookshop Nurtures Mind and Spirit 2013-05-17T01:07:48Z They laugh and gossip in the sunshine, swathed in bright printed cloth, while a scrawny black cat picks its way between piles of rubbish. Saudi's illegal immigrants draw fear of "infiltrators" 2013-03-27T14:19:52Z A dead black cat was mailed to him, and university officials sought his expulsion for a speech attacking them and Wallace. James Hood Dies at 70; Integrated University of Alabama 2013-01-21T03:58:32Z Passers-by stopped to stroke it, murmuring, as if it was a giant black cat. Hyundai Veloster: car review 2012-12-23T00:05:50Z A neighbour said they saw a black cat jump into the back of a delivery lorry. Secret life of the cat: Your feline tales 2013-06-23T01:02:18Z “The projection fell especially onto the black cat,” she writes, “which is still said to bring bad luck when it crosses one’s path.” Cats On The Internet: A Psychological Explanation 2012-12-08T02:58:49Z He added a picture of a scared-looking black cat to prove his story. Manziel could make history by winning Heisman 2012-12-05T23:47:09Z For Pet Owners Left Homeless by Hurricane, a Temporary Home for the Animals Brendan Scott flicked his fingers though the cage to reassure Raven, his 7-year-old black cat. Temporary Shelter Opens for Pets of Owners Displaced by Hurricane Sandy 2012-11-19T03:19:15Z She recalls one such woman who dressed as a black cat, purring her way through the night in a body-hugging costume. Psychoanalyzing 10 Popular Halloween Costumes 2012-10-25T18:30:00Z "Cats were possibly put into walls to ward off vermin or served as a good luck charm - and of course people still see black cats as being lucky charms to this day," said Ms Lile. Bone mystery in castle's cabinet 2012-08-22T14:00:06Z Kat hooks up with a black cat and discovers that, thanks to her new-found familiar, she can set gravity to operate in any direction. Gravity Rush – review 2012-06-13T13:59:22Z Despite his busy schedule, he patiently introduced me to the local kitties including Stella Della, Oreo, Fluffy, Frankie and and his special big black cat who he said found him in New Orleans. The Rail: After the Crowds Leave the Track, Who Keeps You Company? 2012-06-02T19:27:32Z Another person that was pained by Sylvia’s exuberance was Maria, her black cat, so called on account of his color before he was definitely established as a gentleman. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z "But the black cat is down in the garden now." A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z Then all sit down to a feast, after which, from a statue which is always present, there descends a black cat, as large as a dog, with the tail bent back. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z It's as dark as a stack of black cats,” he said. The Story of a Doctor's Telephone?Told by His Wife 2012-02-05T03:00:11.420Z Then the thought came to him of the prejudice expressed against a poor black cat he had allowed to travel with the company. Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z Perhaps not very like a black cat, more like a tabby. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z "Didn't I tell you," says Bridget, with an air of triumph, "that you can't kill a black cat." A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z On the bank before us lay a black cat, both hindpaws torn and bloody in a trap. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z It is possible to suggest no mere isolated picture,—a black cat on the table, or the like,—but a whole complex series of responses to circumstances not at the time predictable. Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death 2012-01-05T03:00:42.307Z Out of the room trotted Frank’s black cat, which had followed him up the stairs. Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z When you told me about your black cat, Maria, I said to myself that I would be giving you one. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z It accords with the folk-lore, or traditions of the "Hill," that one must not offer violence to a black cat. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z It drank very little, being too feeble, Mollie, full of anger, fetched Mr. Nickie Ben, another fine black cat, to survey his crippled mate. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z Not always; there may not be anything there worth talking about, not even a black cat. The Critical Game 2012-01-05T03:00:38.527Z No one adopted Andrea, a longhaired black cat with white paws and green eyes, in 30 days, so shelter officials tried to put her to death in October. Cat survives euthanasia attempts at gas chamber; Utah shelter seeks change to lethal injection 2012-01-03T22:53:12Z The so-called magician procured a large number of black cats, and devoted them, with solemn incantations, and while burning offensive incense of various kinds, to the evil spirits. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z A neighbor was consulted as to the best manner of getting around the superstition that no harm must be done to a black cat. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z It was dark as ten million black cats, and the cold wind cut like a knife. Frank Merriwell's Alarm Doing His Best 2011-12-30T03:00:28.567Z Jest as I was startin’ a black cat run right across the road in front of the horses, and that’s one of the very worst kind of bad signs. Bart Keene's Hunting Days or, The Darewell Chums in a Winter Camp 2011-12-11T03:00:12.153Z She is found frightfully disfigured, and is brought to bed seven days after of a black cat. Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z A black cat sunned itself on the window ledge. Out of the Air 2011-11-21T03:00:14.460Z Then there was the salutation of Bridget: "Didn't I tell you that it is bad luck to kill a black cat!" A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z I was once told that Lord Cochrane was accompanied by a favourite black cat in a cruise through the northern seas. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z I’ll turn back next time when a black cat crosses in front of me. Bart Keene's Hunting Days or, The Darewell Chums in a Winter Camp 2011-12-11T03:00:12.153Z Residents living in a desert area northeast of Phoenix noticed the black cat with white patches at the very top of the 30- to 40-foot cactus. Cat stays on giant saguaro cactus in Arizona for days before finally coming down on its down 2011-11-11T20:46:07Z They believed in the witches having unlimited power over black cats, and never dared interfere with her; indeed, her good will they were very glad to gain. Daisy the autobiography of a cat 2011-10-25T02:00:24.887Z "It is bad luck to kill a black cat," said Bridget the next morning; "and you didn't kill him, neither." A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z "Well, he does have a legacy for now like the goat and the black cat," counters Mike, referring to other infamous Cubs curses. The invisible fan 2011-09-27T00:30:00Z “Never again will I keep on when I see a black cat—” He stopped suddenly, checked his team, and got out of the empty wagon. Bart Keene's Hunting Days or, The Darewell Chums in a Winter Camp 2011-12-11T03:00:12.153Z A black cat wandered by the Marlins dugout during a recent game, and if the place wasn't cursed, it certainly was cursed at. Marlins say good riddance to cavernous stadium 2011-09-26T15:12:08Z I remember Miss Eleanor washing every day a poor neglected black cat whose eye a rat had bitten. Daisy the autobiography of a cat 2011-10-25T02:00:24.887Z So he changed himself into a black cat, and jumping upon the kitchen window-sill, he saw the farmer’s wife taking some cakes out of the oven. Asgard Stories Tales from Norse Mythology 2011-09-22T02:00:24.717Z "Her soul will fly out of her mouth, and it'll be shaped like a black cat." The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z "You've always said, dear nurse, that he shows himself as a black cat." The Barber of Paris 2011-09-18T02:00:25.547Z As he spoke, two big black cats bounded up and sat down, one on each side of him, and stared at him with wild, fiery eyes. Snowdrop and Other Tales 2011-09-12T02:00:31.553Z She went out as usual to see Blackie, but the mistress of the house shut the door, saying, "That old black cat is dead, and I want to hear nothing about her." Daisy the autobiography of a cat 2011-10-25T02:00:24.887Z Suddenly the black cat spit and hunched her back. The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book 2011-09-09T02:01:11.180Z The black cat is full of life and daring; the white of a much quieter and more loving disposition. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z She didn’t see that terrible black cat stealing up behind; but she heard the low threatening growl, and sprang round to confront her and defend herself. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z Crowds of black cats and dogs swarmed out of every corner. Snowdrop and Other Tales 2011-09-12T02:00:31.553Z I have a mole on my left shoulder, and now that the black cat had arrived, I felt that I had all the requirements needful to make a veritable 'Salem witch.' Daisy the autobiography of a cat 2011-10-25T02:00:24.887Z Under one arm she carried her familiar spirit, in the likeness of a black cat, with a single emerald eye. The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book 2011-09-09T02:01:11.180Z It takes but little pains to teach a black cat to be perfectly cleanly, but much more to train a pure white one. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z “Well, then, you might like to hear about the black cat I met the night before I got married,” said Padna. The Whale and the Grasshopper And other Fables 2011-09-05T02:00:18.250Z They returned through the little living-room, empty save for a big black cat asleep in a rocking-chair, and found Mrs. Deane serving the first of the afternoon trade in the shop beyond. The Turner Twins 2011-08-28T02:00:36.990Z I had always been very fond of black cats, but it so happened, though we had cats of all colors, we had never a black one, till the arrival of Topsy. Daisy the autobiography of a cat 2011-10-25T02:00:24.887Z Tom, who had been watching his sister’s performance with interest, came over one day with five little paper-mache lanterns which he presented to her, two in the shape of black cats, and three like owls. Winona of the Camp Fire 2011-08-28T02:00:35.510Z The cunning and wiliness of the black cat is sometimes highly amusing. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z The black cat stood up and yawned—the sport was over. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z On the porch step, Towser, the big black cat, blinked benignly, sometimes shifting his gaze to the branches of the maple in the next yard, where an impudent black-and-white woodpecker was seeking a late luncheon. The Turner Twins 2011-08-28T02:00:36.990Z She is a black cat," she said, "and they are supposed to have the power of making or injuring your fortunes. Daisy the autobiography of a cat 2011-10-25T02:00:24.887Z The name has been adopted for the black cats used so much in the trade. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z Superstitions connected with the black cat are still common in some parts of the country and among sailors. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z The black cat made a dart—springing out and back in two nimble bounds—then cantered across the yard with it in his mouth. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z Feb. 13, 1976… It's Friday the 13th… watch yourself today… Don't walk under a ladder; if you see a black cat, walk the other way! Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer 2011-08-14T02:00:18.947Z There are people who would never dare turn a black cat from their home, and would consider it a mark of good fortune to have one an inmate of their family. Daisy the autobiography of a cat 2011-10-25T02:00:24.887Z She has made rugs, she will tell you, entirely of black cat skins, and very handsome they looked; but not equal to this, which is wholly of the tabby. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z He was a beautiful large black cat, with one white spot on his chest, invaluable as a hunter, and came down like a whirlwind on every dog he saw. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z De hy’ars from a black cat’s tail is mighty good, too—” “Temple, how do you put up with this sort of thing being uttered in your hearing?” snapped the doctor. Throckmorton 2011-07-25T02:00:15.900Z But that is better than the type of mind which could drown an old woman because she kept a black cat, and sold nasty herbal "love-philtres" to silly girls. Stranger Than Fiction Being Tales from the Byways of Ghosts and Folk-lore 2011-07-06T02:00:50.100Z But the crowning object of all was a large black cat, spread out on a nice rug in front of the fire. Daisy the autobiography of a cat 2011-10-25T02:00:24.887Z So on till the eleventh mornin’, when there was only a black cat, with the musk of him smellin’ most awful. Tales from the Veld 2011-07-05T02:00:29.217Z An ugly old woman isn’t necessarily a witch because she keeps a black cat. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z So at dead of night the door flew open with a bang, and there came in such a swarm of black cats you couldn't count them, they were as thick as ants. Tales from the Fjeld A Second Series of Popular Tales 2011-06-13T02:00:24.710Z On one shoulder perched a black cat and in one hand she bore a broom stick. Marjorie Dean High School Senior 2011-06-06T02:00:09.407Z Some one suggested that, being a "Salem" cat, she had gone home to the "witches," as all black cats are said to belong to them. Daisy the autobiography of a cat 2011-10-25T02:00:24.887Z I'm as bad about cabbage, as Jim is about a black cat, and he wouldn't have a black cat to save your life! The Tobacco Tiller A Tale of the Kentucky Tobacco Fields 2011-06-01T02:00:27.327Z The black cat might be called the Newfoundland of the feline race, not only in colour, but in nearly all his ways. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z Big cats and little cats, black cats and gray cats, striped cats and spotted cats. The Corner House Girls' Odd Find Where they made it, and What the Strange Discovery led to 2011-05-31T02:00:34.950Z It has grown as dark as a stack of black cats, and I know we must have an ugly trip to make with only one horse between us. Told In The Hills 2011-05-30T02:00:15.530Z Suddenly she spied a hideous black cat creeping towards her; its fur was aflame and its claws struck on the ground like iron. The Mantle and Other Stories 2011-05-29T02:00:07.233Z “I don’t like black cats, especially when they walk right in on a party I’m planning.” Nan Sherwood's Summer Holidays 2011-05-22T02:00:14.900Z Head: The head is medium-sized, and not too bullety; a sharp nose, however, is an abomination in a black cat. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z They can't help it, my dears, any more than a black cat can help being somber. Rosemary and Rue 2011-05-21T02:00:11.483Z I was encouraged by the celebrated black cat of Her Majesty's; which, whether in good faith or bad, rubbed herself in the most friendly manner against my knees. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 2011-05-20T02:00:28.363Z But the Farmer had a big black cat that used to prowl about watching for mice. The Giant Crab and Other Tales from Old India 2011-05-07T02:00:31.307Z But it often can’t distinguish between a black cat and a black chair, for instance, or recognize food or plants, though Google is working with botanists to teach its machines the secrets of leaf-spotting. Google, a Giant in Mobile Search, Seeks New Ways to Make It Pay 2011-04-25T00:50:16Z No, Tom is never aggressive; he stands a good deal before he is thoroughly roused, and, to tell the truth, I have more than once seen a tortoiseshell thrash a black cat double its size. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z Douglas the black cat often hangs out at a port in New Zealand. Cat sails 2,000 miles from home 2011-04-19T06:06:12Z In the lower bed the gold is as black as a black cat, and in the upper bed, the gold is as bright as any you ever saw. All about the Klondyke gold mines 2011-04-13T02:00:12.887Z Suddenly he ceased, and took, with much form and ceremony, a black cat from a pouch slung at his waist. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z Or was there a black cat that crossed my path? Why do we believe in luck? 2011-04-06T08:29:51Z In constitution the black cat is much more hardy and lasting, the white cat being often delicate, and longing apparently for a sunnier clime. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z The farmer returned home, and in mickle wonder recited this awfu' stanza to his wife, when up started their black cat, saying, "Is she?" and disappeared for ever. Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z Grant and David and Mr. Hawkins appeared from the direction of the garages, where they had been arranging for the black cat's living quarters. Four and Twenty Beds 2011-03-30T02:00:13.610Z He was a black cat, not very large, with a decent roundness of feature, and yet with a suggestion of sinewy skinniness about him—the Skinniness of the wastrel, not of the poor starveling. The Secret Glory 2011-03-22T02:00:17.863Z Many years before, as the Stanleys were going into St. Margaret's, there was a scuffle, and a huge black cat was driven out of the church. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z The senses of the black cat are nearly always in a state of perfection, while the white is often deaf, and at times a little blind. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z In another part of the city, the streets were as still and silent as a cemetery, save a black cat that darted between two shuttered stores. Shadows of Hiroshima: Radiation Risk Casts Pall over Japan's Earthquake Zone 2011-03-15T23:02:21Z David was outside adding another worn-out baby blanket to the bed he had made in the garage of cabin 6 for his new black cat. Four and Twenty Beds 2011-03-30T02:00:13.610Z When at last they found Little Russell Row, the black cat was awaiting them with an expression which was pleased and pious, too; he had devoured the greater portion of that quarter-pound of dubious butter. The Secret Glory 2011-03-22T02:00:17.863Z No doubt you have read of the Witches' Sabbath, and have laughed at the tales which terrified our ancestors; the black cats, and the broomsticks, and dooms pronounced against some old woman's cow. The Three Impostors or The Transmutations 2011-03-09T03:00:45.227Z For black Tom, and all the race of black cats, seem to have made up their minds ages ago not to stand any nonsense from man or beast. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z Tense and ready to spring, the black cat did not move. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z Miss Nestleburt said; and she handed David what she was carrying--a large, soft black cat. Four and Twenty Beds 2011-03-30T02:00:13.610Z "A black cat coming on Halloween would bring us good luck, and here is the luck already!" The Green Forest Fairy Book 2011-03-04T03:01:06.297Z She is longing to have old Tib here, as if a black cat would be anything remarkable on the Continent But that 's the way with her. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z A witch, you know, is generally supposed to have as a companion a familiar spirit in the shape of a black cat. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z He reared—a move Frosty had anticipated—and the black cat dug his nose with a single lightning-like thrust of his paw. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z And again: Kiss the black cat, An' 'twill make ye fat; Kiss the white ane, 'Twill make ye lean. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z The black cat steered and seemed to know the exact way to the woodcutter's cottage, for just as the dawn was breaking the broomstick glided down to Babette's window. The Green Forest Fairy Book 2011-03-04T03:01:06.297Z And once she saw two eyes— Two piercing eyes that sparkled, 'neath a bush, And made her giddy till she signed the cross— And saw a great black cat flit fast away! Myra's Well A Tale of All-Hallow-E'en 2011-02-28T03:00:33.577Z De second day Emma, she my daughter say, 'De black cat done gone. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume X, Missouri Narratives 2011-02-25T03:01:01.877Z I will let black cats pass in front of me. In a Field of Reason and Skill, Lawyers Woo Luck With Ritual 2011-02-18T03:20:09Z To sensitive natures and nervous temperaments the very contact with the fur of the black cat will often produce a startling thrill or absolutely an electric shock. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z Only look from the window and see the great black cat without a single white hair that sits washing his face in the sun. The Green Forest Fairy Book 2011-03-04T03:01:06.297Z Do you see that black cat there with its tail sticking up? The Awakening of Spring A Tragedy of Childhood 2011-02-13T03:00:19.567Z A big ol' black cat run right in font ob me and jump up on de corn. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume X, Missouri Narratives 2011-02-25T03:01:01.877Z Stretching languorously like a lean, black cat she added: “And you will, of course, limit the numbers of visitors?” ESP 2011-02-09T18:22:36.447Z This, consequently, gave black cats such a value that no one else could keep them, as they were nearly always stolen. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z He tied the handkerchief over his eyes, and the witches and their black cats went darting hither and thither. The Green Forest Fairy Book 2011-03-04T03:01:06.297Z My neighbour presented me with a little toy black cat for luck. From Crow-Scaring to Westminster; an Autobiography 2011-02-06T03:01:01.497Z At the window, the green, baleful eyes of the black cat glared with phosphorescent light. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z A scrawny black cat rose and arched its back as Lola, telling the taxi man to wait, ran up the steps. The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z In Lawrence's "History of the Horse," it is stated that the celebrated Arabian stallion, Godolphin, and a black cat were for many years the warmest friends. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z The black cat became so fond of Babette that it never again rejoined its rightful mistress, but remained with the woodcutter and his family and brought them good luck for the rest of their days. The Green Forest Fairy Book 2011-03-04T03:01:06.297Z My poor Marion, all the black cats in the world will not make me believe in sorcery. The Blacksmith's Hammer, or The Peasant Code A Tale of the Grand Monarch 2011-01-18T03:00:14.120Z Hardly had she uttered the words when a monstrous black cat, with baleful green eyes, dashed from under the table, sprang upon the window-sill, and disappeared into the darkness, uttering a melancholy howl. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z “Black as a cord of black cats, an’ rainin’ fit to flood hell! The Boss of Wind River 2010-12-30T03:00:28.770Z To meet a black cat in the twilight was held unlucky. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z A big black cat was wandering slowly around his feet; it was his spiritus familiaris, which accompanied him everywhere, and even on the box sat between his feet under the apron. Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z The black cat is the cabalistic animal par excellence! The Blacksmith's Hammer, or The Peasant Code A Tale of the Grand Monarch 2011-01-18T03:00:14.120Z And one woman from West Yorkshire decided she needed police help when a black cat got into her house. Help, there's a cat in my house: 999 calls revealed 2010-12-25T12:55:07Z One woman from West Yorkshire decided she needed police help when a black cat got into her house. Woman reports cat in house to police 2010-12-25T12:37:44Z It is not, in my belief, a distinct breed, but merely a light-coloured form of the black cat. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z A hollow-voiced witch in a long black robe stood at the door and odd little goblins and black cats and other appropriate Hallowe’en figures hung from the low ceiling of the cellars. Betty Lee, Sophomore 2010-12-24T03:00:29.270Z The parrot eyed him wickedly, his grey head on one side, and the black cat yawned in his face, red tongue curled, with sleepy disdain. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z Billy goats, black cats, Bartman and now the forbidden end zone. Tight space at Wrigley makes for odd-looking game 2010-11-20T22:36:00Z This summer he is living in a recreational vehicle on Coney Island with his wife and stage assistant, Jamieleigh, 23, and their black cat, Ninja. | David DaVinci: Before the Circus Illusions, Preparing the Birds 2010-08-07T20:55:00Z Why should a black cat be thought so widely different from all others by the foolish, unthinking, and ignorant? Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z By October 1, 2003, only Ming and Al the alligator remained, along with a stray black cat Yates had found on his doorstep. The Trouble With Tigers 2010-07-28T15:15:00Z If he sees a dog or a black cat running across the road, aim for it. Lance Armstrong could win French hearts while losing Tour de France 2010-07-14T06:01:00Z And under the rock, the washerwoman is still there, trying to rub the fur of a black cat white. F.Y.I.: Parking Meters and the Cursed Washerwoman 2010-05-08T00:24:00Z "Why, then, sir," replied the captain of the forecastle, "we've never had no luck since you took that 'ere black cat on board." Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 In Germany, for instance, black cats are kept away from children as omens of evil, and if a black cat appeared in the room of one lying ill it was said to portend death. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z To the trappers, however, it is best known as the fisher, and in the Eastern States and Eastern Canada, as the "black cat". Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture All along the route have imitation "spooks" placed in corners and unexpected places—grinning Jack-o'lantern heads, with ghostly bodies, immense false faces with lights behind them, witches, grotesque animals including black cats, black bears, etc. Suppers Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions A large black cat, with green eyes, was sitting near the ogress, and seemed the familiar demon of the place. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 She called, and a small black cat came out. Sinister Street, vol. 2 A black cat for show purposes should be of a uniform, intense black; a brown-black is richer than a blue-black. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z Them that ever mind the world to win, Must have a black cat, a howling dog, and a crowing hen. Rambles in an Old City comprising antiquarian, historical, biographical and political associations "Call for the black cat," commanded the king. The Fairy School of Castle Frank For a black cat is never without occult significance to a gentleman of colour. The Moonlit Way Would it not do quite as well to set fire to a cage of black cats? The Book of Gud There is the black cat, and the white; and between these are intervening shades, from very light, or white-gray, to darker, blue, dark blue, blackish blue, gray and black. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z As I did so, the object disappeared behind the fence, and in its place appeared what proved to be a black cat's tail, which in a flash followed the cat. From Bull Run to Appomattox Only hers; and Captain Morton could have conjured her into a black cat any time these three years, if he had chosen. The Day of His Youth Mortal foe of mouse and rat, Oh, I love the old black cat! Mammy Tittleback and Her Family A True Story of Seventeen Cats He afterwards remembered that there was a black cat sitting in the door as he passed, quietly washing her face, yet at the same time looking intently at him out of her green eyes. First Fam'lies of the Sierras He went on to tell the audience that the last Unionist victory in Manchester had been presaged by the appearance of a black cat in some polling booth or other. The Book of This and That But the next morning an evil-eyed black cat sat on our steps and, hour after hour, no Robin Hood appeared. Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road The Devil himself sat at the head of the table and amused the company by playing the bagpipe on a black cat. Klytia A Story of Heidelberg Castle Some will like the tortoise-shell; Others love the white so well; Let them choose of this or that, But give to me the old black cat. Mammy Tittleback and Her Family A True Story of Seventeen Cats It had a silly black cat in silhouette upon it and she had thought he would come at last.... Helena Brett's Career It is the distinction of the black cat that he is one of the few cheerful superstitions left to us. The Book of This and That The room was filled with Merlin's jugs, with tripods from which boiling kettles hung, and with great black cats which prowled everywhere. The Eye of Wilbur Mook Only a large black cat sitting by the hearth, glared with ferocious green eyes at the uninvited guests. Klytia A Story of Heidelberg Castle When the boys, to make her run, Call the dogs and set them on, Quickly I put on my hat, And fly to save the old black cat. Mammy Tittleback and Her Family A True Story of Seventeen Cats For one afflicted with erysipelas the blood of a black cat was given. Legends of the Skyline Drive and the Great Valley of Virginia It seems not improbable that the veneration of the black cat may have begun in much the same way. The Book of This and That The eyes should be of a correct shade; for instance, a cat that is white should have blue eyes, a black cat yellow eyes, and so on. Harper's Round Table, May 28, 1895 In her hand she carried a nosegay of white flowers, and a few paces behind her solemnly stalked a large black cat. The Eagle's Nest Polished sides so nice and fat, Oh, how I love the old black cat! Mammy Tittleback and Her Family A True Story of Seventeen Cats There isn't any, unless you believe in black cats or astral influence, or the curse of Shielygh—or something. Where the Pavement Ends It is easy to imagine the enthusiasm of the audience at Manchester when a black cat walked on to the platform at a meeting of Sir Edward Carson's. The Book of This and That "It's quite a good show," said Vivien, fondly fingering a black cat mascot she had just bought and fastened upon her blouse. The Head Girl at the Gables Mrs. Howard is an old witch, you can tell that by the black cat that follows her everywhere. The Eagle's Nest Two large black cats were caressingly and soothingly purring about her. Tales from the German. Volume II. The Lichtensteins, The Sorceress, The Anabaptist It was as dark as a stack of black cats inside the shack. Two Wyoming Girls and Their Homestead Claim A Story for Girls But still, if you happen to be requiring a black cat at any time, I advise you to make quite sure that there are no white hairs in its coat. The Book of This and That Formerly he had a pretty black cat that used to lie on his knees or sleep on his writing-desk when he was at work. Methods of Authors Betty hardly knew what to say, for she had once seen a picture of a witch, and there was undoubtedly a black cat crouching in the corner of it. The Eagle's Nest This is wuchak the fisher, or pekan, commonly called "the black cat"—who, in spite of his fishy name, hates water as cats hate it. The Story of the Trapper He was about to put his arms about her and embrace her when suddenly a black cat sprang between them and buried its claws in Dobrunka’s breast. Czechoslovak Fairy Tales Of course, I do not believe the black cat superstition any more than I believe that it is unlucky to see the new moon for the first time through glass. The Book of This and That In jumped a black cat, coming no one knew whence, and stopped her cradling. Witch Stories They have brought with them a splendid black cat whose name is C�sar, and everybody is talking about him. Letters from a Cat A black cat won the Curragh Stakes for Tom Molly; and it was an egg saucepan made Dr. Groves gain the twenty thousand pounds in the lottery. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life There was also another black cat, with white breast, that prowled about, an outlaw cat, who made free with my chickens when he could! Dog Stories from the "Spectator" being anecdotes of the intelligence, reasoning power, affection and sympathy of dogs, selected from the correspondence columns of "The Spectator" People who will stumble over the logic of politics for a lifetime can appreciate the logic of the black cat in a fraction of a second. The Book of This and That But shame it is that, in our own civilised country, the black cat and broomstaff should be considered as conductors to and from the regions of departed spirits. Wanderings in South America They have brought with them a splendid black cat whose name is C�sar, and everybody is talking about him. Letters from a Cat I saw a black cat shaving himself before a new tin saucepan; and if that isn't luck, I'd like to know what is. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life Speaking of cats, can any one say what has become of the late Pope's black cat, Morello? Dog Stories from the "Spectator" being anecdotes of the intelligence, reasoning power, affection and sympathy of dogs, selected from the correspondence columns of "The Spectator" And if I retain a hankering faith in black cats, it is, as I have said, the most cheerful superstition in the world. The Book of This and That But it was only a thin, black cat, the color of the night shadows. Madge Morton's Trust In my last letter I told you about the new black cat, C�sar, who had come to live in the Nelson house, and how anxious I was to know him. Letters from a Cat While I was in the office a black cat strolled leisurely out from behind one of the crowded sacks, and rubbed itself against the knee of one of the officials. Scotland Yard The methods and organisation of the Metropolitan Police In Lorraine, and no doubt in Germany, black beasts were offered, as the black cat, the black goat, or the black bull. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages A lean black cat, looking as if it had battened on strange meats, slipped past me. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) Juvenilia and Other Papers The black cat rubbed against him the second time. Madge Morton's Trust These little black cats are the busiest folk of the brook at this time of the year, and just whence they come or whither they go I cannot say. Old Plymouth Trails De things comes nearer an' nearer an' he sees dat hit am a big black cat wid de savage notion o' eatin' him. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 2 She had a pan of new-picked peas in one arm and a saucer of milk balanced in the other hand, plainly the breakfast for the sleek black cat that bounded in beside her. The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon An enormous black cat got up lazily from the hearth and rubbed himself against the visitors with a purr like a small dynamo. The So-called Human Race I had a black cat bone, too, but it got away from me. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves. Texas Narratives, Part 2 Miauing, the black cat jumped out and with singed fur sought safety in flight. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 "It's getting as dark as a stack of black cats," said Andy. The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck Stirring Adventures in the Oil Fields The table was in yellow, with a floral center of chrysanthemums and favors of black cats, diminutive pumpkin people and other suggestive Halloween conceits. News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories So, to those who do not care for them, three black cats are three black cats and nothing more. My Private Menagerie from The Works of Theophile Gautier Volume 19 I saw her one night near Madaura, a month ago, in the tombs in the shape of a black cat.” Callista : a Tale of the Third Century |
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