| Depending in where you come from in the world | | | | Pure black cats are actually quite a rare thing. Often |
| having a black cat cross your path can either be bad | | | | they will have little specks of other colors in their coats |
| luck or good luck. | | | | or on their paws. And very often if there a pure back |
| Traditionally black cats are associated with Witches | | | | cat has been bred with a tabby cat at some time in |
| and evil, which often gives them the stigma of being | | | | the cats ancestor the cat will appear to be black, |
| bad luck. | | | | however when the light is right you will be able to see |
| However, luck is what you make it. If a black cat | | | | the tabby markings very faintly on the coat. |
| crosses your path, and you are so busy looking at the | | | | The true black cat is the Bombay cat, which is an |
| cat you do no do see the curb stone at the edge of | | | | Asian cat and is completely black. This cat originates |
| the road, and you fall over it injuring your arm, then you | | | | from Burmese cats and has a pure black coat, paws |
| are most likely to consider a black cat bad luck. On the | | | | and nose with copper and green eyes. The Bombay |
| other hand, if you have a black cat cross your path, | | | | black cat of Asian origin should not be confused with |
| and next to it is a ten dollar bill that some one has | | | | the American cat of the same name, which is a |
| dropped and you pick it up, then you will consider the | | | | newer breed of cat originating in 1958. |
| back cat to be good luck. | | | | So are black cats good or bad luck? They could be |
| What ever your first experience was with a black cat, | | | | either. Next time you see a black cat, make sure you |
| which will make the decision as to whether the black | | | | are alert so nothing bad will happen and perhaps |
| cat is good or bad luck for you. | | | | something good will instead! |