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CHAPTER ONE

Once upon a time there was a poor miller. He lived in a small house,

together with his three sons. The miller worked at the mill, and his sons helped

him. The miller had no horse. He used his donke to !ring wheat "rom the #elds.

The ears went !. The miller grew old and died. His sons decided to

divide their "ather$s things among themselves. That was eas% he had almost

nothing to leave to his sons. Onl his mill, his donke and his cat.

&'$m going to take the mill,& said the miller$s oldest son.

&'$m going to take the donke,& said the second.

&And what a!out me(& asked the oungest son.

&)ou( )ou can take the cat,& laughed his !rothers.

The oung "ellow was ver much upset. He went out o" the house and sat

down on the !ench.

&Oh, well,& he said in a sad voice. &* !rothers have the mill and the

donke. The can put them together and make enough mone to live an honest

li"e. +ut what can ' do( ' can eat the cat, and ' can

make a hat out o" his "ur. +ut then ' have nothing. ' can die o" hunger.& The

Cat was sitting on the !ench too. He was tring not to listen to his master. +ut o"

course he heard all his words. And he didn$t like them at all. He put on a serious

"ace and said%

&on$t look so sad, *aster. '$m not a !ad thing. And ' am more use"ul to

ou alive than dead. ' can prove that.&

&How so(& asked the Cat$s master. &All ou have to do is to give me a !ag,

and get a pair o" !oots. -uch as gentlemen wear in the woods. '$m going to show

ou that ou$re luck to have me.&

&'t$s unusual that a cat can speak at all,& the miller$s son said to himsel".

+ut then he started thinking. &This cat$s ver good at catching rats and mice. He

plaed so man cunning tricks on them. He never came home without a rat or a

mouse. He could hide in the wheat, or pretend to !e dead. Perhaps, he can help

me a"ter all.&

&O,& he said to the Cat. &'$m going now to order the !oots.&

CHAPTER T/O


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The miller$s son went to the !est shoemaker in town. The shoemaker

made elegant shoes and !oots "or gentlemen.

&' want to order a #ne pair o" ver small !oots. The are "or m cat,& said

the oung man.

&O,& said the shoemaker.

He was not surprised at all. Or, perhaps, 0ust a little.

&o have an mone(& he asked.

&Here ou are,& said the miller$s son.

He took his last silver coin out o" his pocket and gave it to the shoemaker.

-oon the !oots were made. The Cat pulled them on. He looked ver nice in

his elegant !oots.

&on$t worr a!out the mone, *aster. '$m going to !ring ou luck,& said

the Cat in +oots.

He put the !ag around his neck. Cats have no hands, so he held the

strings in his "orepaws. Then he put some vegeta!les and a piece o" !read into

the !ag.

The Cat went to the woods. There were man ra!!its there. -o he la

down, pretending to !e dead. The

Cat didn$t move at all. His plan was to wait "or some "oolish ra!!it to come

and look into his !ag.

The Cat didn$t wait long. -oon a "oolish oung ra!!it put his head inside

the !ag. The Cat closed the strings at once and caught him. Then, ver proud, he

went with the !ag to the palace and asked to speak with the ing.

The ing agreed to see the unusual visitor. The Cat went upstairs to the

ing$s room. He came up to the ing and made a low !ow. Then he said%

&-ir, here is a nice ra!!it "rom the lands which !elong to m no!le master,

the *ar1uis o" Cara!as 2he decided to give his oung master this title3. He told

me to o4er it to )our *a0est.&

&Tell our master,& said the ing, politel, &that ' thank him "or this nice

present. '$m ver pleased with his attention.&

Another time the Cat went to a wheat #eld and hid among standing wheat.

He again held his !ag open. -oon two "at partridges ran into the !ag. The Cat

drew the strings, and caught them !oth.


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The Cat went to the ing$s palace again. He gave the partridges to the

ing, with the same message "rom his master as !e"ore. The ing received the

gi"t. His ma0est was ver pleased. He even ordered to take the Cat down into

the kitchen and give him something to eat and drink.

The Cat en0oed the meal ver much. He sat in the kitchen "or a long time,talking a!out his rich master, the *ar1uis o" Cara!as.

CHAPTER THREE

The Cat in +oots continued "or two or three months to !ring presents to

the ing. Ever time he came to the palace and said, &)our *a0est, here$s

another present "rom m master, the *ar1uis o" Cara!as.&

Then one da one o" the Cat$s "riends in the palace said to him, &The ing

wants to drive toda in his carriage along the !ank o" the river. His *a0est is

going to take his daughter with him.&

The oung princess was a ver !eauti"ul girl.

The Cat in +oots said to his master%

&Now ou must do what ' tell ou.&

The miller$s son knew nothing a!out the Cat$s new plan. +ut he was sadand unhapp. That$s wh he agreed at once.

&+e it so,& he said. &Tell me a!out our plan.&

&' don$t ask much,& said the Cat, looking wise, as cats can. &All ou must

do is to go and !athe in the river. ' know a good place. Then leave the rest to me.

Onl remem!er that ou are no longer oursel", !ut the *ar1uis o" Cara!as.&

&O,& said the miller$s son, &it$s all the same to me.&

He went to the !ank o" the river, took o4 his clothes and went !athing.

The Cat "ollowed his master and hid his clothes under a great stone.

At that moment the ing drove past that place in his carriage. The Cat

!egan to shout at the top o" his voice%

&Help5 Help5 The *ar1uis o" Cara!as is drowning5&

The ing heard the shouts and put his head out o" the carriage. He

recogni6ed the Cat.

&7uards5& he said. &Help the *ar1uis o" Cara!as5 8uick5&


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The guards ran to the river. The 1uickl pulled the oung man out o" the

water.

The Cat came up to the ing$s carriage. He made a low !ow and gave his

e9planations.

&* master went !athing,& he said, &and suddenl some thieves came.

The took all his clothes and ran awa. And now the *ar1uis o" Cara!as can$t

appear !e"ore )our *a0est and our !eauti"ul daughter.&

&Oh, it$s not a pro!lem at all,& said the ing.

He ordered one o" his guards to ride !ack to the palace and !ring #ne

clothes "or the *ar1uis o" Cara!as.

-oon the guard !rought a nice suit "or the miller$s son. The oung man put

it on and came up to the carriage to thank his ma0est.

The miller$s son wasn$t rich, !ut he was a handsome and well:!uilt "ellow.

'n the ing$s elegant suit he looked like a real gentleman.

The !eauti"ul princess admired the handsome oung man ver much. The

miller$s son looked at the girl several times, and she "ell in love with him.

The ing was ver happ to meet the *ar1uis o" Cara!as. He asked the

oung gentleman to sit with him and his daughter in the carriage. O" course, the

miller$s son didn$t re"use.

CHAPTER ;O


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The Cat went still on. He was "ar ahead o" the ing and his companions.

;inall he came to a wheat #eld. There were some reapers on the #eld.

&* good "ellows,& he said to the reapers, &the ing is going to stop here

and talk to ou. )ou must tell him that this #eld !elongs to the *ar1uis o"

Cara!as. o that i" ou want to sta alive.&

The ing$s carriage arrived a "ew moments later.

&/hat a !eauti"ul wheat #eld5 7ood people, whose #eld is this(& he asked

the reapers.

&'t !elongs to the *ar1uis o" Cara!as, sir,& cried the reapers, trem!ling

with "ear.

At this the ing was pleased with the *ar1uis more than ever.

The ing continued his 0ourne, and the Cat still ran on ahead o" him. Hesaid the same thing to everone. The ing drove past a new mill, a !eauti"ul

garden, houses, more #elds and meadows. And all the people on his wa said the

same% all those places !elonged to the *ar1uis o" Cara!as.

;inall the Cat returned to the ing. He came up to the carriage and

!owed.

&)our master is a ver rich man,& said the ing to the Cat. Then he smiled

to the oung man and said, &* dear *ar1uis, isn$t this our castle in that park(

't looks !eauti"ul. Can we go there now(&

The miller$s son didn$t know what to sa. He looked at the Cat. The Cat

!owed and said%

&* master, the *ar1uis o" Cara!as, is happ to invite ou to the castle.

+ut, )our *a0est, please wait an hour. '$m going to the castle at once to get

everthing read "or ou.&

&No pro!lem,& said the ing. &And in the meantime we can visit our nice

park. * dear *ar1uis,& he said to the oung man, &' hope ou have man

>owers there. * daughter is so "ond o" white roses.&

CHAPTER ;'?E

The Cat in +oots ran to the castle. 't stood in the middle o" a !ig park.

There were wonder"ul >owers everwhere in the park.

The castle itsel" was a !eauti"ul high !uilding with small towers. The roo"s

were red. The walls o" the castle were made o" white stone. The windows were

narrow !ut high. The rooms on the ground >oor had the highest windows. And

through the glass visitors could see elegant green curtains.


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The castle !elonged to a giant. He was the richest giant in the countr. All

the #elds, meadows and woods around the castle were part o" his lands. *an

people worked "or him.

The Cat alread knew a lot a!out the 7iant. He was a cruel man. Everone

was terri!l a"raid o" him.

The Cat put on a !rave "ace and went to the castle with his !oots on. -oon

he arrived at the gate. He asked a servant to speak to the 7iant.

&' am a traveller,& he said, &' was not "ar "rom here. ' couldn$t go so near

the castle o" such a no!le gentleman without meeting him.&

The 7iant heard this message and agreed to see the visitor. He was going

to have dinner, so he was in a good mood.

&Please sit down and have dinner with me,& he said to the Cat.

&Thank ou, sir,& said the Cat. &+ut #rst ' hope ou can answer a 1uestion.

The sa that ou can change oursel" into an animal. A lion, "or e9ample, or an

elephant.&

&That$s true,& said the 7iant. &And ' can prove it 0ust now. =ook5 /hom do

ou see now(&

And the 7iant changed himsel" into a !ig lion.

The Cat was terri!l "rightened. He even clim!ed up the curtain. O"

course, it wasn$t eas to clim! in !oots. +ut the lion was so !ig5 How can ou !e!rave and keep still near such an aw"ul animal(

A "ew moments later the lion changed !ack into the 7iant. The Cat came

down.

&'$m so sorr, sir. ' was ver "rightened,& he said. &+ut do ou know what '

think( 't was eas "or such a !ig gentleman as ou to change oursel" into a

large animal. +ut '$m a"raid even ou can$t !ecome a small animal, such as a rat

or a mouse. 't$s 0ust impossi!le.&

&'mpossi!le5& cried the 7iant, ver angr. &-ee how it$s impossi!le5&

At the same moment he changed himsel" into a mouse. The mouse !egan

to run a!out the >oor.

't was part o" the Cat$s plan. He 0umped on the mouse at once and ate it.

-o that was the end to the 7iant.

CHAPTER -'@


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*eanwhile the ing, his daughter and the *ar1uis o" Cara!as arrived at

the castle. The carriage drove over the draw!ridge with a loud noise. The Cat

heard the noise and ran out into the ard to meet the visitors.

&/elcome, sir, to the castle o" the *ar1uis o" Cara!as,& he said in a loud

voice.

&)our castle is so !eauti"ul, *ar1uis,& said the ing. &Nothing could !e #ner

than this ard and all these !uildings. 't$s not a castle at all. 't$s a real palace.

=et$s go inside and look around, i" ou don$t mind.&

The ing got out o" the carriage and went to the door. The *ar1uis,

without speaking, gave his hand to the princess. As soon as she got out o" the

carriage, the "ollowed the ing.

The ing and his companions went through several !eauti"ul rooms and

came into a great hall. 'n the middle o" the hall the saw a long ta!le. 't was

read "or dinner. There were a lot o" wonder"ul things on the ta!le. All o" them

were the 7iant$s "avourite dishes.

&/h don$t we have dinner now(& said the *ar1uis. &Please sit down.&

The guests took their places. Everone was hungr, so the dinner started

at once.

The ing was happ. His daughter was happ too. The girl, in "act, was

ver much in love with the handsome and polite oung man.

His ma0est was a practical man, too.

&The mar1uis is a no!le gentleman. * daughter likes him, and he$s rich. '

think he can make a good hus!and "or m daughter,& he thought a"ter his si9th

or seventh glass o" wine.

-oon the dinner was over. The ing looked across the ta!le at the miller$s

son.

&o ou like m daughter, mar1uis(& he said.

&)es, sir,& said the oung man.

&)ou can marr her then. '" ou want, o" course,& said the ing. &That$s

our choice.&

&' am happ to do that,& said the *ar1uis o" Cara!as.

The princess$s happ ees said the same.

The miller$s son married the ing$s daughter the ne9t da. The oung man

was happ. He was a rich no!le gentleman now. The 7iant$s castle !elonged to

him. He had all the 7iant$s lands, too. And he had a !eauti"ul wi"e.


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The Cat in +oots !ecame at once a great lord. O" course, he staed in the

castle with the mar1uis and the princess. He ordered more elegant !oots "or

himsel". +ut he never ran a"ter mice an more, e9cept "or pleasure.

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