Introduction to Interpreting a Look

Original cat comedy · Short read · Fiction

Professor Pudding displayed his first example: a long stare from beside the sofa.

The student guessed, “You want to come up?”

Pudding remained still.

“You want me to move?”

Stillness continued. It was an advanced example.

“Are you hungry?”

The professor blinked. The student headed toward the kitchen, where the existing meal remained available. This was not the correct answer, although it earned partial credit for effort.

Back at the sofa, she moved a folded blanket. Pudding immediately occupied the newly available space.

The lesson concluded. The correct interpretation had been “The blanket arrangement does not adequately reflect my intentions.”

The human complained that he could have been clearer. Pudding assigned independent study: twenty minutes observing his face while he supplied no further context.

At the next class, he delivered an almost identical stare. This time he wanted nothing in particular.

The student’s confusion delighted him. A rigorous education should develop flexible thinking, especially when the instructor refuses to define success until after the response.

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