Pavlov, the physiologist, is in his luxurious laboratory checking how ringing a bell in association with food affects animals, and today he is trying it with a cat. After feeding the cat for days at the sound, he rings it without food to see if the cat will salivate. But the Cat just saunters in and looks around, and then he says, out loud: "What?" Astonished, Dr. Pavlov goes: "You can talk? Tell me more! Tell me: are you salivating?," and he rings the bell again."That seems a bit personal,'" says the Cat.
"Well, I can't ask the dog, he doesn't talk," says Pavlov.
"That's right, and it's going to stay that way," says the Cat, looking meaningfully at the Doctor. They stare at each other, until Pavlov feels uncomfortable, puts down the bell, burns his notes, gives the cat an entire salmon for dinner, and quietly leaves.
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