blue fairy tale book

Chapter 29 The Clever Puss in Boots
There was once a miller who left his three sons nothing but a millstone, a donkey, and a cat.They had neither a notary nor a judge, and the estate was quickly distributed.They'll eat up what little property they have left, too.The eldest got the millstone, the second got the donkey, and the third got the cat.The poor little guy was very sad about what he got.

"My brothers," said he, "we'll do pretty well if we put together what we've got.

And I, alas, if I ate the cat, maybe I could make a pair of gloves out of its fur.But I'm still going to starve to death. "

Our cat heard all this, but pretended not to hear, and said to him solemnly, "Do not torment yourself, my master. You have nothing to do but give me a bag and a pair to go through mud and brambles." boots, and you will feel that your share of property is not as bad as you imagined." The cat's owner did not pay much attention to its words, because he often saw it playing tricks on mice: sometimes it turned its head down, Sometimes hiding in grain piles, sometimes pretending to be dead...but in the end he gave the cat what he wanted.

Once the cat's wish has been fulfilled, she puts on the stylish boots, wraps the bag around her neck and grabs the straps with her paws.Then it went to the rabbit farm where there were many rabbits.He put some husks and thistles in the bag, and then threw himself on all fours and acted as if he were dead.It's not trying to fool all the rabbits, it's just waiting for some of the little ones to come running and rummage through the bags.

As soon as it lay down, a reckless and stupid little rabbit jumped into the bag.Our cat immediately pulled the strap tight and took it out and killed the rabbit without mercy.He proudly carried his booty to the court, and said he wished to see His Majesty the King.So it was brought to the king, and it bowed to the king and said: "Your Majesty, my master, the Count of Calabasas (as the cat likes to call his master), asks me to present to your majesty one of your slaves. Rabbits from the Rabbit Farm."

Another time, he ran into the crop field and hid in the tall corn bushes, opening the bag.When a pair of partridges flew by, he pulled on the rope and caught them both.Just as it had previously caught the rabbits from the rabbit farm, it went to the king and presented them to His Majesty.The king accepted the partridge with as much joy as before, and gave him a lot of money for wine.The cat kept hunting a lot of game for two or three months, and then offered it to the king in the name of its owner.Especially one day, it got reliable news: the king and his daughter, the most beautiful princess in the world, will go to the river to play.It said to its master: "If you do as I tell you, you can get rich. And you don't have to do anything, just go and take a bath in the river I pointed out to you, and I will do the rest." Bar."

Our Count Calabasas didn't know why, but he did as the cat suggested.While he was taking a bath, the king happened to pass by.Then the cat began to cry: "Help! Help! My master, the Count of Calabasas, is drowning!"

Hearing the shout, the king poked his head out of the carriage, and found that it was the cat who often brought delicious food for him.

He then ordered the guards to go immediately to rescue its owner, the Count of Calabasas.While they were busy pulling the poor count out of the water, the cat climbed into the carriage and described to the king: while the master was taking a bath, a group of hooligans robbed him of his clothes.Although he shouted "Stop thief! Catch thief!" several times with all his strength, they ran away.In fact, it was the clever cat who hid the clothes under the boulder.

Immediately after hearing this, the king ordered the royal tailor to return to the palace to fetch the best suit for the count of Calabasas.After the earl finished his extraordinarily solemn ceremony, the king embraced him tightly.Moreover, the suit presented by the king doubled his style (because his cultivation and character are very good), so the princess secretly had a good impression of him.Count Carabas gave her two or three polite and gentle glances, and immediately made her fall in love with him deeply.The king invited him to join him in his carriage.As for the cat, he was very happy to see that his expected goal was beginning to come true, and rushed to the front of the queue with his head held high.When it met some farmers who were weeding, it said to them: "hardworking people, who are you weeding for? If you dare to tell the king that the grass you are weeding does not belong to the Earl of Calabasas, I will Chop you into meat sauce and put them in the oil pan."

When the king passed by, of course he asked the farmers who owned the grass that the farmers had cut. "These belong to our esteemed Lord Calabasas," they said in unison.It seemed that the threat of the cat really frightened them.

"Your Majesty, you see!" said the Count, "this meadow yields good crops every year." The clever cat was still at the head of the procession.He met some reapers again, and said to them: "Working people, who are you reaping for? If you dare to tell the king that this cornfield does not belong to the Earl of Calabasas, I will kill you." Chop it into meat sauce and put it in the oil pan."

Soon the king was passing by and wanted to know whose cornfield he saw belonged to. "These belong to our respected Lord Calabasas." The harvesters said in unison.The king was very happy when he heard it, and he was very satisfied with the count, so he congratulated the count of Calabasas for having such a good land.The clever cat, who always went ahead, said the same thing to everyone he met.The king was stunned as he passed a large block of houses that still belonged to the count of Calabasas.The cat finally came to a magnificent castle.Although the owner of the castle was a terrible devil, he was indeed the richest, because the fields that the king walked on actually belonged to the owner of the castle.The cat had already found out who the devil was and what abilities he possessed.Someone reminded it: If you don't respect the devil, you can never go near the castle.

But the devil received the cat, as a devil can, and made him sit beside him. "I believe you have magical powers to transform yourself into all kinds of animals that you can imagine," said the Cat. "For example, you can become a lion, or an elephant, or whatever."

"Of course." The devil said vividly, "In order to convince you, I can turn into a lion and show you right now." Immediately, the cat saw a big and majestic lion approaching him so closely, and it was terrified , quickly fled to the ditch.Of course it was not without its troubles and dangers.Think about walking on sharp tiles, will its leather boots still work?After a while, the cat dared to crawl out when it saw that the devil had returned to its original form. It admitted that it had been terrified just now.

"I've only heard of it before," continued the cat, "but now I finally believe that you must also have the magic power to become the smallest animal, such as a mouse. But I still think that this thing is very difficult for you." Unlikely."

"Improbable?" cried the devil, "you can see it now." As soon as he said that, he turned into a mouse and ran around on the floor.The cat immediately seized the opportunity and pounced on him, eating him in one gulp.

At this time, the passing king saw the devil's castle and wanted to go in and have a look.Where is the cat?Hearing the sound of His Majesty's convoy passing the drawbridge, it hurried out and said to the king, "Welcome His Majesty the King to the castle of Lord Calabasas!"

"What?! My lord count," exclaimed the king, "does this castle belong to you too? This palace and surrounding buildings are so majestic that I think nothing can surpass them. If it is possible , let's go in and have a look."

So the king couldn't wait to enter the castle first, and the count took the princess' hand and followed behind.They walked through a spacious hall filled with all kinds of dim sum.The devil would have entertained his friends with them, but these friends dared not go in again when they heard that the king was in the castle.The king is completely attracted by the excellent qualities of our lord the Count of Calabasas, while the princess has long been madly in love with him.Seeing such a huge property, the king said to him after drinking five or six glasses of wine: "This is all yours, my lord. Why don't you be my son-in-law?"

The count bowed several times and accepted the honor bestowed upon him by His Majesty the King, and on the same day he and the princess were married with great pomp.The cat was also made a noble lord.It no longer has to catch mice unless it's for fun.

(End of this chapter)