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Legends When the Barbarians threatened the temple altars in ancient Siam, the cats defended them so strongly that they succeeded in repelling the invaders. In everlasting gratitude the priests prayed devoutly and the Siamese cats were rewarded by the Gods with a gift of blue eyes, which characteristically enhances the beauty of the Siamese cat.	Temple of Ayutthuya
Legend also states that the dark area on the neck of the Siamese is a shadow that was left when a God pocked up one of the cats.
The tail kink was very common in earlier Siamese but is now considered to be a fault. The tail kink legend is probably the most well-known legend today. It was said that when the princesses and ladies of the Siamese court were bathing they would place their rings on the cat's tails, which then developed a kink to prevent the rings from falling off.	Poem to a Siamese Cat I fell in love with your blue eyes, That cold clear gaze of Ancient skies, Your lovely grace, your perfect poise, Your devilish seagull-haunted noise, I fell in love for the rest of my days, With Siamese cats and their heavenly ways. by Vivien Edmonds
Another legend regarding crossed eyes and tail kinks is that of two Siamese cats called Chula and Tien. These two cats and an old priest lived in a remote temple. When the priest died, Tien went out to find a new Priest whilst Chula, who was pregnant, remained at the temple to guard the Sacred Chalice which was a treasure of the temple. Guarding the chalice was a huge task for Chula but she refused to leave her duties so the curled her tail round the chalice and focused her eyes on it, staring fixedly. She did not move from that position, didn't sleep and wouldn't give birth to her kittens until Tien returned with a new Priest. When Tien eventually returned, Chula's kittens were born and because of her unmoving position whilst guarding the temple, her kittens were born with kinked tails and crossed eyes. Top	Siamese Cat Song We are Siameeiz if you pleeiz We are Siamese if you don't please We are former residents of Siam There are no finer cats than we am. We are Siamese with very dainty claws Please observing paws containing dainty claws Now we lookin over our new domicile If we like we stay for maybe quite a while Next>>>

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