Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl Group
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ilovesilent
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High School - 10th Grade
Explain the funny scene with Mouschi the cat in "Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl."
Tuesday, 9 May 1944 through Monday, 5 June 1944 (pages 230 - 243)
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Posted by dymatsuoka on Tuesday May 20, 2008 at 6:14 PM
On Wednesday, 10 May 1944, Anne describes an incident where Mouschi the cat missed his "litter box" in the loft above the attic. The puddle he made dripped through the holes in the attic ceiling, landing just next to and in a barrel of potatoes, and also through the attic floor "into the dining room between a pile of stockings and some books, which were lying on the table". Peter tried valiantly to clean the mess "with water, bleaching powder, and floor cloth while Van Daan diplomatically sought to "soothe everyone". Everything was soon set to rights, although, as Anne puts it, "it's a well-known fact that cats' puddles positively stink (and) the potatoes proved that only too clearly".
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