The Booted Cat

The Booted Cat is the inheritance of the youngest son of the Millers. At first the youngest son was envious of the his oldest brother gaining the mills and the middle brother having the mules. Seeing this the Cat begins to say and demonstrate he is no ordinary cat and ask the Marquis for a pair of boots for where is name gets its meaning. Determined to show is make his Master's fortune the Booted Cat showed the king with gifts for months. One day the Booted Cat here word that a King and his daughter were passing by them so The Booted Cat persuaded his master to remove his clothes and jump in the river where he knew that the Carriage would pass. The Cats master did as he was asked the The Booted Cat hid is Master's clothes. As the royal coach neared, The Booted Cat called for help, The King stopped to investigate, the Cat tells tells him that is Master has been robbed of his clothing and thrown in the river. The King has the Marquis brought from the river, dressed in the splendid clothing, and seated in the coach with is daughter whom falls in love with him at once. The Booted Cat then hurries ahead of the coach to the land ahead, ordering the country folk to tell the King that the land belongs to the "Marquis of Carabas" and stating that if they didn't he would cut their heads off. The Booted Cat then went to a castle owned by a Ogre, who has the ability to shape shift. The Booted Cat confronts the Ogre and challenges him to a duel "If he was to win then the Ogre would have to leave the land and never return and allow his master to rule his castle and he would loose he could have the King's daughter" The Ogre accepted and lost the duel. When the Royal Coach arrived the King was in awe of the Marquis land and insisted he wed his daughter.