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The Cat on the Poetry Shelf

Jack Ma avatarJack MaComic Book1 page · 2 panelsPublished Sep 6, 2026

The finished comic

1 page · 2 panels
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The Cat on the Poetry Shelf — page 1 panel 1: At dawn, Mira unlocks her tiny harbor bookshop and discovers a stray cat asleep on the poetry shelf. Surprise softens into quiet affection.
Mira:Well, good morning, little poet.
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The Cat on the Poetry Shelf — page 1 panel 2: By closing time, the same cat is curled up in the shop window beneath the Open sign. Mira pauses inside, touched by the new little presence her shop has gained.
By closing time, the bookshop had found its newest regular.

Story prompt

Written by Jack Ma

At dawn, Mira opens her tiny harbor bookshop and finds a stray cat asleep on the poetry shelf. By closing time the same cat is curled up in the shop window under the "Open" sign.

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