Getting out of bed to do his usual morning stretch, the puppet who had become a real boy put on a new suit and stretched. Looking down, a wave of satisfaction washes over him: he’s still a real boy of sorts.
He tries to feel like an adult, takes a sip of beer, and smokes a cigar. A tingling sensation runs through his body. Could this be it? Is he finally a real teenager? No.
He feels something new, something more between his legs, and a fuller head of “hair.” He looks in the mirror and discovers he’s grown a tail and a pair of donkey ears. He tries to scream, but instead lets out a loud bray. Oh, what has become of this beloved figure?