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was an idea that pleased the kittens. Hops made up a rhyme that he was proud of:—

Various bays indent our coast,
But Hempstead Harbour we like most.

Then they were surprised when Escargot explained that the word indent really means to put a tooth into.

Fourchette believed that young people should study the geography of their own homes, and make maps of them, so the kittens soon learned how to draw a picture of Long Island. It looked something like this:—

The eye of the fish is Jamaica, where you change trains. The wavy line along the fish's middle is the Motor Parkway. Of course the little square under the tooth-marks is the Roslyn Estates.

Now it is quite true that Long Island does not