https://www.pitara.com/tags/language/Recent content in Language on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/features-for-kids/the-language-of-a-cat/Tue, 13 Jan 2004 12:33:50 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/features-for-kids/the-language-of-a-cat/<p>The poet Carl Sandburg wrote, &ldquo;The fog comes in on little cat feet.&rdquo; So do a large number of our words and expressions. Let&rsquo;s think of the cats that run and leap and pounce and slink and purr and meow through the English language.</p> <p>There are a number of explanations for the phrase, &ldquo;it&rsquo;s raining cats and dogs&rdquo;? Cats and dogs were closely associated with the rain and wind in the western mythology. Dogs were often pictured as the attendants of Odin, the storm god, and cats were believed to cause rain.</p>