Nathan couldn’t work out why his cat refused to talk. The animals in his favourite movies and shows could all converse with ease. What was wrong with Nibbles? One day a woman from the deaf society came to teach his class some sign language. She went though some of the basics; Nathan enjoyed the presentation a lot more than maths. He went home that night to show Nibbles the signs he had learnt. The cat clearly understood Nathan’s hand gestures; unfortunately she responded with some signing that was well beyond the capabilities of the seven-year-old boy. Nathan tried again with a simple greeting and presented Nibbles with the deaf society worksheet. Nibbles obviously found the whole thing a little tedious; she took a shit of the sign for ‘good.’