Puss In Boots -

The king was delighted. “Tell your master,” he said, “that I thank him kindly.”

Meanwhile, Puss in Boots ran ahead. He came to a field where peasants were working. “Good people,” he said, “the king will ask whose land this is. If you say it belongs to anyone but the Marquis of Carabas, you shall all be chopped into pieces like stew meat.”

In an instant, the Ogre shrank and became a tiny mouse, scurrying across the floor. Puss leaped forward, pounced, and ate the mouse in one bite.

The terrified peasants promised to obey. Puss in Boots

The miller’s son was astonished. He had seen cats do clever things, but he had never heard one speak. “Very well,” he said. “The shoemaker owes me a favor.”

The king recognized the cat at once. He ordered his guards to pull the “Marquis” from the water and sent a servant to fetch a splendid suit from the palace. When Jack was dressed in velvet and lace, he looked every bit a nobleman. The princess thought him very handsome indeed.

“I have heard,” said Puss, “that you can turn into a lion. Is that true?” The king was delighted

Here is the full classic story of , as retold from Charles Perrault’s original version. Once upon a time, a poor miller died and left his three sons his only possessions: a mill, a donkey, and a cat.

The Ogre, flattered, turned into a roaring lion at once. Puss pretended to be frightened but recovered quickly. “Amazing!” he said. “But I also heard you can turn into something very small—a mouse, for instance. Surely that is impossible.”

From then on, Puss in Boots continued to catch game—partridges, quail, and rabbits—and brought them all to the king in his master’s name. The king grew very fond of the generous “Marquis of Carabas.” “Good people,” he said, “the king will ask

“Impossible?” roared the Ogre. “Watch this!”

Next, Puss came to a great castle. This belonged to an Ogre who had the power to change himself into any animal. The Ogre received Puss politely.

The king was awed by the magnificent castle. The princess was charmed by the handsome young marquis. The king, seeing such wealth and grace, offered Jack the princess’s hand in marriage then and there.

Soon a young, foolish rabbit hopped into the bag to eat the greens. Puss in Boots pulled the drawstrings tight and caught it.

Hearing this, the cat—who was no ordinary cat—sat up and spoke. “Do not be so hasty, master. Give me a pair of boots, and you will see that you are not as poorly off as you think.”