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1.
The "Fortune Cat" is well-known by many. It is most commonly sighted sitting on top of cashier counters, greeting customers ______ (1) they enter or leave the stores.





 

















2.
______ (2) a raised paw and pointy red ears, the Fortune Cat figurine is believed to bring luck and prosperity...





 


























3.
...the Fortune Cat figurine is believed to bring luck and prosperity ______ its owners.





 

















4.
Though this little figurine ______ (4) a few different origin stories, they are all based in Japan.





 


























5.
In one origin story, an old woman was ______ (5) poor that she could no longer feed her pet cat and was forced to let it go.





 

















6.
That night, the cat appeared ______ (6) her dream and said, "If you make dolls in my image,....





 


























7.
"If you make dolls in my image, I ______ (7) certainly bring you good fortune."





 

















8.
The next day, the old woman made cat figurines and sold them ______ (8) the gates of the temple. The cat kept its promise.





 


























9.
The ceramic figurines ______ (9) very popular and saved the old woman from poverty.





 

















10.
Stories like this reflect the belief that cats are symbols of good fortune. In Japanese culture, there ______ (10) a deep-rooted belief in the power of cats: Take care of them, and they will look after you. Perhaps that is why the figurines' popularity never seems to fade.