New York — a world guide
New York is the city that never naps — which is a real puzzle for a crowd of sleepy cats. The skyline glows, the yellow taxis queue up nose to tail, and somewhere in all that happy hubbub sits the one special kitty you and your little one came to find. Out in the harbor, Lady Litterty holds her torch high, keeping the whole bright city lit for kitties on the move.
It’s a world built from small city moments: a hot dog with a grin and extra mustard, a little mouse wrestling a pizza slice down the subway steps, more than one torch glowing over the water. And like every world in Catchmemeow, there’s no way to lose — a stray tap costs nothing, so even the littlest players can wander the big city at their own speed. Take the scenic route. The taxi will wait.
What to look for in New York
Seven secrets are tucked into this skyline, each one waiting for a tap. Frankfurter bobs right out in the open — a nice easy first catch — while the rest blend into the crowd like true New Yorkers.
- Lady Litterty — give her your tired, your hungry, your kitties yearning to nap free; her torch points straight to the food bowl.
- Frankfurter — a genuine street hot dog with extra mustard who insists he’s walkin’ here. He is not. He’s a hot dog.
- Slice the Pizza Rat — a little mouse, an enormous slice, a flight of subway steps, and zero plans to surrender the ’za.
- Liberty Belle — a patina-green kitty holding a little star up high, so every lost kitten can find the bowl at nap-time.
- Bark of Liberty — a noble harbor hound whose tiny torch is officially patriotic and unofficially for finding snacks after dark.
- Elvis Purrsley — the King, all shook up, hips ready to swivel, dreaming of a catnip-and-banana sandwich.
- Abraham Lincat — a very tall hat on a very wise tabby who vowed, four score and seven naps ago, that no bowl shall sit empty.
Tips for grown-ups
- Start with Frankfurter — he bobs gently in place, so he makes an easy, cheer-out-loud first find before the trickier hunting begins.
- The rare friends dress like everybody else here. Scan the crowd slowly together, one row at a time, like reading a picture-book page.
- Three of the secrets carry torches. Sorting out who’s who — harbor lighter, star holder, snack sniffer — is a lovely little game of its own.
- Good words to practice while you look: taxi, torch, subway, pizza. And “Hey, I’m walkin’ here” is fun in any tiny voice.
- Travelers like Cameow Sandiego and Penny the Pug can wander into any world, so a second look around never hurts.
One more thing…
Slice has a real-life cousin: an actual New York rat once became world-famous for hauling an entire slice of pizza down the subway stairs. History does not record whether he finished it. We like to think he did.