Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === I don’t expect you to believe what I am going to tell you, but hopefully you will understand. I’m not sure I believe or understand it myself. I’m not mad, and this is not a dream—it is stranger and more horrible than any dream I have ever had. But maybe a clever reader will see my story, and find an answer to the madness. That is all I can hope for... Today's story is The Black Cat. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Cat for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate. Genre: Horror. Vocabulary: Superstitious, Witch, Purr, Despise, Patch of fur, Cut firewood, Axe, Banister, Tap your knuckles, Corpse. Setting: Victorian. Word Count: 2159. Author: Edgar Allan Poe. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting me on Patreon. For just a few dollars a month you can get extra episodes, conversational podcasts, exercises, and much more. Support Easy Stories in English by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/easystoriesinenglish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices