kee-i-etty

Updated: May 5, 2025

"I can't begin to spell the way you do. Now can you spell Cat?" "Cat? Cat?" repeated Prudy, looking puzzled. "Well, I guess I've forgot how to spell cat. But I can spell Kitty. You just hear! Kee-et, kit, kee-i-etty, kitty! I can spell the big words the best." "What think now?" said Mrs. Parlin. "The truth is, Prudy knew eight letters when she began to go to school, and now she knows but four."

Sophie May - Little Prudy