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Its tail curls neatly around its paws as it watches you pass. For hundreds of years, people who saw a cat like this reacted in wildly different ways. Some crossed the street to avoid it, while others smiled and hoped for good luck!  \nThat split reaction began long ago in parts of Europe, where people told a story that black cats were the secret helpers of witches. During the Middle Ages, when a  \nscary sickness spread and people were frightened, they blamed animals they did not understand. A cat slipping through the shadows at night was easy to fear. So the legend grew that a black cat crossing your path meant bad luck was coming your way.  \nCross into other lands, though, and that same shadowy cat brought smiles instead of shivers. In parts of Britain, people believed a black cat walking toward your door carried good fortune, and sailors sometimes kept one aboard their ships for a safe voyage. In Japan, a black cat has long been thought to guard against trouble and even help a person find love. Same cat, opposite luck, all because of where you happened to live!  \nBehind all these beliefs sits a plain science fact that has nothing to do with magic. A cat's coat is black because its body makes a lot of a coloring called melanin, the very same stuff that makes some people's hair or skin darker. More melanin means a darker cat, and a truly black cat has extra amounts packed into every hair. Some black cats even turn a rusty brown color if they sit in the sun too much, like a shirt that fades!  \nStrip away the old stories, and a black cat is simply a soft, purring pet that wants dinner and a warm lap. Sadly, those spooky legends stuck around so long that black cats are sometimes the last ones adopted from animal shelters. Many shelters now hold special events to help these dark-furred sweethearts find homes. The very cat once feared as a witch's helper is really just hoping you will scratch behind its ears.  \nBlack Cats and Superstition  \nName:  \n\n| Solve each problem.\u003Cbr>Use the article to answer the question.\u003Cbr>1) What did some people in parts of Europe tell a story about black cats?\u003Cbr>A. That black cats guarded castles during the night\u003Cbr>B. That black cats brought rain to dry farmland\u003Cbr>C. That black cats were the secret helpers of witches\u003Cbr>D. That black cats could speak to sailors at sea |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) According to the text, why are black cats sometimes the last to be adopted from shelters?\u003Cbr>A. They eat more food than other cats at the shelter\u003Cbr>B. They are harder to see inside a dark shelter cage\u003Cbr>C. The spooky old legends about them stuck around for so long\u003Cbr>D. 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