The whole country of ancient Egypt was full of cat slaves. The ancient Egyptians believed in cats as gods, and Bast was the cat god in ancient Egyptian mythology. Bast was originally the god of war, and later gradually transformed into the patron saint of the family.

In ancient Egypt, people dedicated a large number of statues, stone tablets and tablets with writing to cats. After the death of the sacred cats enshrined by people, they will be anointed with spices, placed in special coffins, and buried in cemeteries surrounding the temples dedicated to the sacred cats.

Revolutionary mentor Lenin is a world-famous "cat slave". Photos and videos of him playing with cats have been widely circulated.

Lenin and Cats

Lenin and Cats

Former British Prime Minister Churchill, one of the Three Giants of World War II, was a famous cat lover.

Churchill and Cats

There are many stories about Churchill and cats, the most famous of which is the story of him educating his cat Nelson during World War II.

During World War II, the British mainland was constantly bombed by the German Air Force and air defense warnings were constant. In order to show his fearless temperament and to inspire the people, Churchill was said to have a tight head. When the air defense sirens sounded, Churchill would not run away. to the air raid shelter while remaining in his office.

But even in this case, Churchill still had a cat, Nelson.

The French writer Frederic Verdoux wrote in "The Private Dictionary of Cats"

Jock Colville, who once served as Churchill's personal secretary, wrote: A shocking scene was mentioned in his memoirs. One afternoon, when the alarm sounded, he came to see Churchill, ostensibly to deliver Roosevelt's telegram, but actually to persuade him to move to the air raid shelter with everyone. He was not unaware that everyone around the politician had tried to persuade him one after another, but was rebuffed every time. That day, Colville knocked on the door but didn't hear any answer, so he walked straight into the room, only to see Churchill crawling on the floor half-naked, barely able to put his head under the wardrobe. "You should be ashamed!" he said to Nelson, "You have a good name, but you can't hide here. The brave young men of the Royal Air Force are fighting bravely in the air to protect their country!" I don't know! How the cat answered Churchill, but it certainly stayed where it was, hiding under the wardrobe until the roar of the cannon and the Prime Minister's accusations died down. You know, this scene (again, not the cat's attitude - because that makes sense, but the Churchill opposite it) fascinates me. There are at least two reasons. First of all, it makes me happy to see the most powerful man in Britain at the time, who ruled the country with an iron fist and fought against Hitler, yet obeyed his cat, crawling around on the ground asking it in vain to do this and that. .

Not only that, it is said that Churchill couldn't walk when he saw a cat. When walking on the road, whenever he saw a cat, he would reach out and touch it. In 1941, Churchill crossed to Newfoundland by ship to secretly meet with US President Roosevelt. When getting off the ship, Churchill saw the little black cat on the ship and immediately bent down to touch it. This scene was photographed by reporters. Afterwards, the little black cat was renamed Churchill.

Churchill and the Cat

Churchill and his wife Clementine had the habit of writing letters to each other, even if they were in the same room. Clementine called Churchill a kitten, and Clementine called Churchill a pug. Having said this, have you thought of Churchill's famous saying, dogs always look up to us, but cats look down on us. Only pigs treat us equally. Unexpectedly, Churchill was also a licker, although he got everything. Their first child was nicknamed Puppy Cat (the child’s heart was broken).

The Churchills

This is a letter from Churchill in 1909, and he also drew a cat himself.

Churchill would take his cat with him when attending many important events.

When Churchill was 88 years old, Colville gave Churchill an orange cat named Jock, who accompanied Churchill through the last days of his life. It is said that Churchill could not eat without the cat and could not begin his meal without Jock.

There is a clause in Churchill's will that he hopes that a cat named "Jock" will always live in his house. After the British National Trust for Historic Places took over the management of the former residence from the Churchill family in 1966, it followed their last wishes and now "Jock IV" lives here.