More than fifty years ago, a fat orange cat was born under the pen of Jim Davis. The famous cartoonist never expected it would be1for so long. Today, if you tell the name Garfield, almost everybody will know you are talking about the2.
Garfield became successful very quickly. It appeared in more than 40 newspapers3after it was born. By 1983 that4had risen to 1000. Today, about 200 million people read Garfield's story in 25705every day. There are also lots of Garfield books, TV plays, films and clothes.
Davis said he6why Garfield could become so popular. "That's because Garfield is just the cat next door," The cartoonist said "He eats a lot and sleeps a lot. He never likes7, so he is fat. He does not like Monday. We may say there is a Garfield deep in everybody's8. All of us may have the same ideas as him."
At the age of 72, Davis still writes the Garfield books. He has never thought about9his pen "Do something to make people10and feel happy," Davis said. "That's what I go for all the time."
