The Cat Afraid of Dark Clouds
猫は雨の日、窓辺に座って空を見上げる。
暗い雲が広がり、世界が消えてしまいそうに見える。
青空が戻らないのではと不安になり、身を縮めて毛布の下に隠れる。
この物語は、作者の心が暗い雲でいっぱいだった頃に書かれた。
不安の中で、自分を落ち着かせるための小さな記録だった。
答えを出す話ではなく、感情の途中をそのまま残したもの。
暗い雲を見るたびに猫を思い出し、やがてそれを紙に描くようになった。
 
Eunji Ryu
Illustrator: Eunji Ryu
Publisher: Ghost Books / Little Room
Year: 2024
Size: 2.25 × 3.9 inches
Pages: 48 pages
Price: 4500+tax
 
The Cat Afraid of Dark Clouds
On rainy days, the cat sits by the window and looks up at the sky.
Dark clouds spread across it, as if they might swallow the world whole.
Fearing that the blue sky may never return, the cat curls up and hides under a blanket.
This story was written when the author’s mind was filled with dark clouds.
It was a small attempt to soothe themselves in the middle of anxiety.
It was never meant to find answers, but to leave feelings as they were, unfinished.
Whenever dark clouds appear, the cat comes to mind, and eventually it was drawn onto paper.