It’s 1 o'clock in the Afternoon and the 4 and 5-year-olds in Mrs. Yokley's class are getting ready for nap time. ... During your lunch hours if you can take a power nap or a cat nap.

The Big Cat Nap: The 20th Anniversary Mrs. Murphy Mystery Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown. Bantam, $26 (240p) ISBN 978-0-345-53044-8 ...

A nap means to sleep for a short while. A cat nap is even shorter, and 40 winks is shorter still. Use it: As sailors had to be alert at all times the best they could manage was a cat nap between jobs.