"FESTIVAL MUSIC"
Noisy from early morning on...
My name is Nora. I'm the stray cat of Third Street.
You're wondering how it is that a stray cat has a name?
Cut it out, I said!
The festival is today. Do you understand, Tama?
Just as everyone else has a name...
Pochi, it's the festival! The summer festival!
Morning!
I also have a name, at least.
"POCHI" I also have a name, at least.
"SUMMER FESTIVAL"
Nora!
I hate festival music.
It makes me remember what I want to forget.
The festival, huh?
Yeah!
Good morning!
Hey!
Nora!
Nora?
Huh?
He's not around?
He's usually here this time of day.
If he's not here, then let's go on ahead.
He'll be able to hear the festival music.
I can't wait to get over there!
Me either! I'm so excited!
After all, there are so many fun things at a festival!
Yay! I can't wait!
This'll be your first festival, right, Koma?
Yeah!
Then I guess we can head over.
I'm sure Nora will catch up with us at the shrine later.
Yeah, that's true.
Festival! Festival!
Koma! Is something wrong?
Uh-uh, nothing.
Maybe just my imagination.
That summer.
For just a short time, I lived with someone.
I was so hungry every day that I thought I'd die.
I didn't even have time to think about why I was alone.
Hey!
Shoo! Shoo! Get lost!
Give it back! It's mine!
Let's go.
Ow...
Crying wouldn't fill my belly.
I couldn't survive unless I ate.
Nora.
The water here had dried up that summer.
Cold...
Nora...
Drink this water, stray kitty.
You drank it!
D-Don't touch me.
Don't die. Live!
You have to live.
She smells good.
I know this smell.
That's why I hate summer.
The sound of the cicadas, too.
The sound of wind chimes, too.
They all bring back what I don't want to remember.
"SHAVED ICE"
Want to try it?
That's really cold, huh?
You're mine now. You're not a stray.
I'd better give you a name.
Name...
I hate summer.
Here!
Home run!
Sorry about that! I kicked it a little too high.
Oh, well.
I'll get it! Wait here!
There it is!
So close, but I can't reach it!
Nora?
Tabi? Where are you?
Tabi?
Nora...
Nora! It's time to eat!
Is that a present?
Thank you.
Somewhere along the line, you started thinking your name was "Nora."
Oh, well. Nora is actually a cute name.
Yeah! I'm Nora!
No, no, Nora.
You don't need to hunt any more.
You're not a stray.
You're not...
You've become a healthy little kitty.
Nora?
Nora!
That's okay. A kitten should be spunky.
Nora, Nora, Nora, Nora!
But then that day...
It's okay. It's not your fault.
I'm fine.
But she wasn't fine.
Sorry. Will you play by yourself?
You're lucky. You get to go wherever you want.
I can't go anywhere any more.
I finally found you!
It's dangerous to be sitting there.
I wasn't expecting that! I'm the one who's in danger!
I want to do the goldfish scooping game.
I'm going to do the target shooting.
This year I'll get a bullseye!
I've never had a candied apple before!
There's Koma!
You finally came back!
We were worried about you!
Sorry. I couldn't reach our ball.
But instead...
Ta-daaa!
Nora!
Now the gang's all here.
Except for Bull.
You probably couldn't resist the charm of the festival music either, huh, Nora?
What's wrong with Nora?
I-I didn't do anything to him. I didn't!
Nora?
Nora!
A kitten! It's shivering.
It's cold.
It's cold to the touch!
What should we do?
I'll go look for Takeshi!
Let's split up and look for him!
Is this kitten going to die?
Cold.
It can't die!
Live!
--I didn't win anything. --Let's go next year, too!
"YAKISOBA"
You can do it!
They keep swimming away.
Tama!
And Momo, too! What's wrong?
It seems like they want us to follow them.
Live!
Oh my gosh!
It's the same. It's the same as back then.
I couldn't do anything then either.
Nora?
Where are you going?
You're not going back yet?
Everyone misses you when you're not around.
Hey...
Your hands are warm.
Hey, that kitten's going to be okay!
They're going to look for an owner at the hospital, too!
Isn't that good news?
Huh? Nora, are you crying?
I'm not sure, but I feel like I just stepped on something.
Hey, Gon!
Listen.
Summer is over, huh?
It's over?
What happens when it's over?
Um...
A new season comes.
Yay! It'll be so much fun!
Right, Nora?
Yeah, that's right.
See you!
Goodnight, Nora!
My name is Nora.
That's what she named me.