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Puss in Boots

The old tale of a cat who knew more than everybody else

By: Charles Perrault14 pagesabout 3 min to read

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Also in: Obuti maček (Slovenian) · Kocúr v čižmách (Slovak)

Puss in Boots, illustration for page 1 — An old miller had three sons. To the eldest he left the mill, to the middle one the donkey, and to the youngest, Miha, only the cat. "And what am I to do with a cat?" sighed Miha.
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Puss in Boots, illustration for page 2 — But the cat said: "Don't you worry. Just get me a pair of boots and one sack — and you shall see." Miha was astonished, but he gave him the boots anyway.
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Puss in Boots, illustration for page 3 — The cat went out to the meadow, put a little green stuff in the sack and waited. Before long a plump rabbit hopped in. The cat tied up the sack and went straight to the castle.
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Puss in Boots, illustration for page 4 — "Your Majesty," said the cat with a deep bow, "my master, the Marquis of Carabas, sends you a gift." The king was very pleased indeed.
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Puss in Boots, illustration for page 5 — And so the cat went to the castle week after week. He always brought a present, and he always said: "From the Marquis of Carabas." The king began to wonder just who this marquis might be.
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Puss in Boots, illustration for page 6 — One day the cat found out that the king and his daughter would be driving along the river. "Quick," he said to Miha, "jump in the water and leave the rest to me."
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Puss in Boots, illustration for page 7 — When the carriage came rolling up, the cat cried out: "Help! The Marquis of Carabas is bathing, and someone has carried off his clothes!" The king sent at once for the finest garments.
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Puss in Boots, illustration for page 8 — In fine clothes Miha looked like a real marquis. The king invited him into the carriage, and the princess smiled at him. Miha thought to himself: I have never had a day like this.
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Puss in Boots, illustration for page 9 — The cat ran on ahead. To every farmer in the fields he said: "If the king asks whose land this is, say: the Marquis of Carabas!" And so they did.
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Puss in Boots, illustration for page 10 — So all the fields, all the meadows and all the woods belonged to "the Marquis of Carabas". The king was more impressed at every turn. "What a beautiful estate you have!"
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Puss in Boots, illustration for page 11 — But all that land really belonged to a giant, who lived in an enormous castle. The cat knocked bravely at his door.
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Puss in Boots, illustration for page 12 — "They say you can turn yourself into a lion," said the cat to the giant. The giant roared and became a lion. "Oh," said the cat. "But a mouse — that you certainly cannot do."
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Puss in Boots, illustration for page 13 — "Can't I just!" shouted the giant — and in a flash he was a mouse. The cat quickly popped his hat over the mouse, carried it out to the meadow and let it go. The giant never came back.
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Puss in Boots, illustration for page 14 — When the carriage reached the castle, the cat was standing on the steps: "Welcome to the home of the Marquis of Carabas!" Soon there was a wedding, and from then on the cat chased mice only for fun.
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The End

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