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There was once amiller who, when he died,

had nothing to leave to histhree sons but a mill, adonkey, and a cat. The millhe left to his eldest son, thedonkey to the second, and to

the youngest he left the cat.The youngest son was

very unhappy. "Alas!" hesaid, "This cat is of no use tome and I am too, poor tofeed her."

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"Do not grieve, dear master," said the cat. "Youhave only to give me a bag and get a pair of boots madefor me, so that I may scamper through the dirt andbrambles, and you shall find that you are not so badly

off as you think."Now this surprised the miller's son very much,

and he thought to himself, a cat that can speak isperhaps wonderful enough to do as she promises. So hebrought her the bag and had the boots made for her.

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n the boots with a proud air, slung the bag

oulder, and went to the garden. There sheome lettuces and put them into the bag. Nextcross the field until she came to a rabbit hole.ay down as if dead, leaving the top of her bag

ump rabbit soon peeped out of the hole and,e lettuce, came nearer. It was too tempting.'s head followed his nose into the bag. Thepulled the strings and the rabbit was dead.

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Proud of her prey, Pussmarched with it to the palace and

asked to see the king. She wasbrought before the throne andthere, with a low bow, Puss said,"Sire, pray accept this rabbit as a

gift from my lord the Marquis ofCarrabas, who commanded me topresent it to Your Majesty with theassurance of his respect."

"Tell your master," said theking, "that I accept his gift and ammuch obliged."

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A few days later, Puss again went to the field. Againshe lay down as if dead with her sack open beside her. Thistime she captured two fine partridges. Again the cat went to

the king and presented the partridges as she had done therabbit. They, too, were accepted, and the king was sopleased that he ordered the cat to be taken to the kitchenand fed. In this manner, at least once a week, the catcontinued to take presents of game to the king from theMarquis of Carrabas.

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One day, Puss heard that the king and his beautifuldaughter were going to drive along the riverside. Thedaughter was said to be the most beautiful princess in the

world.

"My master," said the cat to the miller's son, "if youwill do as I tell you, your fortune is made."

"What would you have me do?" asked the miller'sson.

"Only this, dear master. Bathe in the river at a spotI shall show you and believe that you are not yourself butthe Marquis of Carrabas."

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The miller's son

was in a gloomy mood,and did not mind muchwhat he did, so heanswered, "Very well,Puss." He went to the riverand while he was bathing,the king and all his courtpassed by and werestartled by the cry, "Help,

help! My Lord theMarquis of Carrabas isdrowning!"

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When the king put his head out of the carriage,he saw the cat who had brought him so many presents.He ordered his attendants to go to the assistance of theMarquis of Carrabas. While they were dragging themarquis out of the water, the cat ran to the king, made a

low bow, and said, "Your Majesty, what shall my poormaster do, for a thief has stolen his clothes?" Now thetruth was that the cunning cat had hidden the clothesunder a large stone.

"That is most unfortunate," said the king, and hegave orders to a servant to fetch a suit from the castle.

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When the miller's son was dressed in the fine

clothes he looked like a gentleman, and very handsome.The princess was taken with his appearance, and theMarquis of Carrabas had no sooner cast upon her two orthree respectful glances than she fell in love with him.The king insisted that he get into the carriage and take aride with them.

The cat ran on ahead of the carriage and,reaching a meadow where mowers were cutting thegrass, he said to them, "Unless you tell the king when he

asks you that these meadows belong to the Marquis ofCarrabas, you shall be chopped as fine as mincemeat."

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When the king drove by and asked thers who owned the meadows they answered,

ling, "They belong to the Marquis of Carrabas,Majesty." The king then turned to the miller'snd said, "You indeed own fine meadows, my

The cat ran on ahead of the carriage and,ng a meadow where mowers were cutting thehe said to them, "Unless you tell the king

he asks you that these meadows belong to the

is of Carrabas, you shall be chopped as finecemeat."

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When the king drove by and asked the mowerswho owned the meadows they answered, trembling,"They belong to the Marquis of Carrabas, Your

Majesty." The king then turned to the miller's son andsaid, "You indeed own fine meadows, my lord.

"What a rich man he must be and howhandsome he looks!" said the king to himself as helooked at the miller's son. "I do believe he would be agood husband for my daughter."

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Now the fields really belongedto an ogre who lived in a castle a littlefarther on. When the cat reached the

castle she knocked at the door, whichwas opened by the ogre himself.

"Sir," said Puss, "I am on ajourney, and since I have often heard

how wonderful you are, I have takenthe liberty to call to see you."

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"Come in," said the ogre, who was always pleasedto be thought wonderful.

"I have heard," continued Puss, "that you canchange into any animal you like."

"I can," said the ogre and he instantly changedinto a lion. The cat got such a fright that she ran up the

wall nearly to the ceiling. But the ogre at once becamean ogre again, and the cat jumped down.

"Sir, you really frightened me. But you mustadmit that it is not so wonderful for such a big

gentleman to change into a big animal as it would be ifhe could change into a little one. I suppose you couldnot, for instance, change into a mouse."

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"Could not?" cried the ogre. "You shallsee." And in a moment Puss saw a littlebrown mouse running about the floor.

With one spring she pounced upon itand gobbled it up. And that was the endof the ogre.

By this time the king had arrived at thecastle. Puss, hearing the carriagewheels, ran to the gate and cried,"Welcome, Your Majesty, to the castleof the Marquis of Carrabas!"

"What, my lord!" cried the king, turning

to the miller's son, "Does this castle alsobelong to you? I have nothing so fine inmy whole kingdom."

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The miller's son did not speak, but gave his hand

to the princess to help her to alight from the carriage.They entered the castle and, in the dining hall, foundpreparations for a grand feast, which the ogre hadplanned to serve to some guests he had expected. Butthe ogre's friends did not arrive, since news reached

them that the king was in the castle.

Every moment the king became more and morecharmed with the miller's son. After they had feasted hesaid, "There is no one in the world I should like so much

to be my son-in-law. I now create you a prince."

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Then the prince said there was no one in theworld he would like so much for his wife as the princess.And the princess said there was no one in the world shewould like so much for a husband as the prince. So thetwo were married and lived happily ever after in theogre's castle.

And Puss was made a lady-in-waiting. She wasthe greatest favorite with the king and the prince andthe princess. Never again did she have to hunt mice for ameal, but she was served all kinds of delicacies until the

end of her days.

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