Well, I got Cinders a new cat toy today.  A convenience store near my
house was selling wooden snakes, about two feet long.  They are made
up of many small sections hinged together by string, so that they
wiggle in realistic-looking S curves (they bend only along one
plane).  As you might imagine, Cinders became quite excited, trying
to hunt the new prey.  I plan to keep the snake safely in a drawer
except when I am playing with Cinders, because I am sure that she
would soon break the thread and reduce the snake to many small
pieces.