They message him with their paws. They pull gently at his legs and neck. Suddenly Baxter is happier than he has ever been in his life. What happens to Baxter and Eloise as the kittens grow older ends this heartwarming story. Everybody knows that Manx cats today don't have tails.
Some people think so.
They say the Manx cat lost his tail jumping into the arc at the very last moment, just as Noah was slamming the door. And ever after, Manx cats have had no tails. A lion prince travels abroad with his mother to find a real princess. But none of the foreign princesses satisfy the queen. And so mother and son return home.