气象站开张了

After several weeks, the alley residents finally complete a small weather station.

It measures temperature, checks wind direction, and automatically records rainfall.

On opening day, Xiaoqing says the machine will surely predict more accurately than the orange cat.

The machine shows a sunny afternoon, but the orange cat hides under the covered walkway early in the morning.

Some say the machine sees farther than the cat; others say the cat smells more clearly than the machine.

Everyone decides to wait for the result together.

At exactly three, the weather station sounds an alert just as the first raindrop falls.

Xiaoqing checks the record and finds the cat hid four hours earlier than the machine.

Still, the machine records the rainfall much more carefully than the cat.

The residents add a small chair beside the station and formally invite the orange cat to serve as consultant.

From then on, the alley weather forecast calculates accurately and sleeps soundly.