Puss in Boots

There was a miller whose only inheritance to his son was three years his mill, his donkey and his cat. The division is made soon. An employee was hired or, nor a lawyer, because they have eaten all the poor patrimony. The oldest was the mill, the second the ass, and the youngest nothing but the cat.

Poor young man was inconsolable has received so little. "My brother," he said, "can make a beautiful life together combining their actions, but for me, when I ate my cat, and I got a sleeve on his skin, I must die of hunger."

The cat, who heard all this, but did the opposite, he said with a grave and serious, "Do not be so worried, my good sir. Yes, but give me a bag and a pair of boots for me that I may scamper through dirt and the brambles and you will see not that it was wrong of me as you imagine. "

Host a cat is not built so much of what he said. However, he had often seen him play a lot of tricks to catch rats and mice, such as hanging heels, or hiding a meal and pretends to be dead, so hopefully he can to help him in his miserable condition.

After receiving what he asked about the cat gallantly pulled the boots and the bag slung around his neck. Keep its cords of his front legs, he went to a place where there was an abundance of rabbits. He put some of its green and into his bag and stretched as if dead. He has waited for some young rabbits, not yet aware of the deception in the world to come and look in his bag.

He had just slept down before he had what he wanted. Rash and foolish young rabbit jumped into his bag, and a cat owner, immediately attacked at the source, then took over and killed him without mercy.

Proud of his prey, he went to the palace and asked to speak to his majesty. It was shown upstairs in the apartment of the king, making a low bow, said, "Lord, I've brought a rabbit out of my noble Lord, Lord of Carabas" (for it was the title that the cat was happy to give his master).

"Tell your master," said the king, "that I thank him and I am very happy with her gift."

The second time he went into hiding in the cornfield. He again held his mouth open bag, and after a couple of partridges is met, he pulled the ropes, grabbed both. He presented these to the king, because he had done before rabbit. The king in the same way, partridges was a pleasure, and gave him a tip. Cat went on, sometimes two or three months, taking the game by His Majesty for his master.

One day, when he was sure that the king take a walk along the river with his daughter, the most beautiful princess in the world, he told his teacher: "If you follow my advice your fortune is made. All you need do is go swimming in the river to the point that I show you then leave the rest to me. "

Marquis of Carabas did what the cat said to him, without knowing why. When she was bathing the king passed, and the cat began to shout: "Help My marquis of Carabas will be overwhelmed."

At this noise the King put his head out the door, and find that it was the cat that often made him a good match, he ordered his guards to run immediately to the rescue of the estate of the Marquis of Carabas. While drawing the poor Marquis River, the cat approached the car and told the king that while his master was bathing, some thieves came and stole his clothes, even if he had shouted "Thieves! Thieves!" Several times, as hard as he could. In truth, the cunning cat had hidden the clothes under a large stone.

The King immediately commanded the officers of his wardrobe to run and fetch one of his best suits for the Marquis of Carabas.

The king received him with great courtesy. And because the king's fine clothes gave him a striking appearance (for he was very handsome and well proportioned), daughter of the king has a secret inclination to him. Marquis of Carabas had only to throw two or three respectful glances and a little 'soft on him, but he fell madly in love with her. The king asked him to give the coach, and are combined with their position.

Puss in Boots

The cat, delighted to see how your project is successful, and ran forward. Meeting of the compatriots who were cutting a meadow, he said, "My good people, if they do not tell the king that the meadow court belongs to the Marquis of Carabas, you shall be chopped and minced meat."

The king did not fail to ask the mowers whose meadow was that they were mowing.

"It belongs to my Marquis of Carabas," answered completely, because the cat's threats had frightened them.

"You see, sir," said the Marquis, "is a meadow which never fails to provide a rich harvest of each year."

The master cat, the leader, met with the reapers, and said, "My people are good, if not tell the king that all this grain belongs to the Marquis of Carabas, you shall be chopped and minced meat."

The king, who spent a few moments later, he asked them whose grain was that they were harvesting.

"It belongs to the Marquis of Carabas," said to the reapers, which pleased both the king and the marquis. The king congratulated him on his good harvest. The master cat ran forward and said the same words to all he met. The king was surprised at the vast estates of the Marquis of Carabas.

The master cat finally came to an imposing castle, the lord of which was an ogre, the richest ever known. All land where the king had passed by belonged to this castle. The cat, who had taken care to learn that this ogre was and what he could do, asked to speak with him, saying he could not pass so near his castle without having the honor to pay tribute to him.

The ogre received him as courteously as an ogre can do, and invited him to sit. "I heard," said the cat, "you are able to change yourself into any creature you want. For example, you can even turn into a lion, an elephant, or similar. "

"Yes," said the troll completely healed, "and to convince you, I will now become a lion."

The cat was so frightened at the sight of a lion so near him that he jumped on the roof, which caused him even more difficult because his boots were of no use to him yesterday on the tiles. But the troll has resumed its natural form, and the cat came down and said he was very frightened indeed.

"I was also told," said the cat, "you can change in a small animal like the rat or mouse. But I can believe that. I must admit to you that I think it would be absolutely impossible."

"Impossible!" said the troll. "You should see!"

He immediately became a mouse and ran into the ground. As soon as the cat saw it, fell upon him and devoured him.

But the king, who has seen this beautiful castle of the ogre in its path, he decided to enter. The cat, who heard the sound of Her Majesty's coach running over the drawbridge, ran and told the king. "His majesty is welcome to this castle of the Marquis of Carabas"

"That my Marquis," cried the King, "and this castle belongs to you? Can be nothing finer than this court and all the stately buildings which surround it. Let's go inside, if you do not mind."

The Marquis gave his hand to the princess, and then the king, who went first. They entered a spacious room, where they found a magnificent feast, where Ogre had prepared his friends who came to visit him that day, but did not dare enter, knowing that the king was there.

Her Majesty was charmed with the good qualities of the Marquis of Carabas, as was his daughter who had fallen violently in love with him and see the vast field, he said, after drinking five or six glasses "This will be your fault, my lord, if you do not become my son. "

The Marquis, making several low bows, accepted the honor which his majesty conferred upon him, and immediately the same day, married the princess.

The cat was a great man, and never ran after mice, except for entertainment.