This chapter opens with a description of the cat adoption process at the local animal shelter. The grandmother tells her granddaughter that the shelter has free adoptions for kittens and puppies. She invites the granddaughter to meet the cats and learn more about the process of cat adoption. The little girl, who has never met a cat before, is confused by the whole thing. She asks the grandmother if the cats are cuter than the puppies, and the grandmother assures her that they are. She then tells the little girl that she must be prepared for the opportunities that cat adoption presents. She also tells her that the adoption process is based on the 20th cup of tea, which is a mixture of poetry, music, and translation. The girl is excited to learn that the cat she is about to meet is a mix of cats. She wants to know if the cat is a kitten or a mix, but the grandmother says that the mix is not a breed, but a "breed." The girl, however, is not prepared to correct her granddaughter, who thinks that the kitten is a breed. She tells the girl to adopt the other cat instead, which she does.