However, while there are many ancient books devoted to various animals from the tiger to the crab to the cricket, few people have been willing to put in the time to collect the many tales about cats. Certainly the number of writings extant cannot compare to the number about dogs.
不過，就像虎薈、蟹譜、蟋蟀經等被文人視為仕途功名之餘的小道之學，歷代散佈在古籍的貓事似乎一直乏人搜錄爬梳，條例數量和狗亦不能相比。