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你想要個朋友。她說，好的，我會做你的朋友，可只能做到下星期二，那時我們就得搬走了，不得不搬了。然後，她似乎忘了我才搬進來，說，這個社群的人越來越雜了。
凱茜的父親有一天會要飛到法國去，找到遠方的、她父親那邊的遠遠遠房表親，去繼承家宅。我是怎麼知道這些的呢？是她告訴我的。同時，他們要從芒果街向北面搬遷，離開這裡一點路，在每次像我們這樣的人家不斷搬進來的時候。
Cathy Queen of Cats
She says； I am the great great grand cousin of the queen of France。 She lives upstairs； over there； next door to Joe the baby…grabber。 Keep away from him； she says。 He is full of danger。 Benny and Blanca own the corner store。 They're okay except don't lean on the candy counter。 Two girls raggedy as rats live across the street。 You don't want to know them。 Edna is the lady who owns the building next to you。 She used to own a building big as a whale； but her brother sold it。 Their mother said no； no； don't ever sell it。 I won't。 And then she closed her eyes and he sold it。 Alicia is stuck…up ever since she went to college。 She used to like me but now she doesn't。
Cathy who is queen of cats has cats and cats and cats。 Baby cats； big cats； skinny cats； sick cats。 Cats asleep like little donuts。 Cats on top of the refrigerator。 Cats taking a walk on the dinner table。 Her house is like cat heaven。
You want a friend； she says。 Okay； I'll be your friend。 But only till next Tuesday。 That's when we move away。 Got to。 Then as if she forgot I just moved in； she says the neighborhood is getting bad。
Cathy's father will have to fly to France one day and find her great great distant grand cousin on her father's side and inherit the family house。 How do I know this is so？ She told me so。 In the meantime they'll just have to move a little farther north from Mango Street； a little farther away every time people like us keep moving in。
四棵細瘦的樹
他們是唯一懂得我的。我是唯一懂得它們的。四棵細瘦的樹兒長著細細的脖頸和尖尖的肘骨，像我的一樣。不屬於這裡但到了這裡的四個。市政栽下充數的四棵殘次品。從我的