treats Tama well.

has too much food.

does not think Tama looks healthy.

wants to find a new home for Tama.

adventurous

brave

friendly

clever

The train company was unable to find a person who wanted the job of stationmaster.

The people who came to the train station were there only to see the stationmaster cat.

The train station was located in an area where people did not want to work.

The train company was not earning enough money to pay people.

is too busy to work

is too famous to work

needs more time to rest

needs more time to eat

cares for other cats

walks people to the train

sits inside the ticket booth

attracts more passengers

finished with a task

discussed by others

required to work more hours

given a better job

She spent most of her time at Kishi Station.

She walks around the station in her uniform and greets passengers.

Tama has been featured in many newspaper and magazine articles as well as on television shows and in video clips.

From stray cat to famous stationmaster, life is sweet for Tama!

People in the town want to work at the train station.

People in the town enjoy taking pictures with the visitors.

People who come to see Tama often spend money in the town.

People who come to see Tama want to move to the town.

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