Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high, with no wood
>underneath.
>It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and
>other
>small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof. When it rained it
>became
>slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof.
>Hence
>the saying . It's raining cats and dogs.
>
>underneath.
>It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and
>other
>small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof. When it rained it
>became
>slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof.
>Hence
>the saying . It's raining cats and dogs.
>