My kindergarten class of animal lovers was fascinated by a new book about cats. One illust ration showed a cat 40 by the scruff of the neck. The text made the point that 41 for the mother cat to carry her kittens, children should not carry kittens 42. When I asked the children to think about 43 they had some thoughtful replies. One child said , “We might drop them.” 44 “We might hold them too tight and choke them.” 45 , a third nodded her head wisely and added, “Yes, and we might get fur in our mouths.”