{"product_id":"2940013860384","title":"PUSS IN BOOTS, LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD, SLEEPING BEAUTY, CINDERELLA and OTHER BEST LOVED FAIRY TALES MADE INTO CHILDREN'S FILMS (Bestseller Movie Companion Nook Edition) by CHARLES PERRAULT","description":"PUSS IN BOOTS, RED RIDING HOOD, SLEEPING BEAUTY, CINDERELLA and OTHER BEST LOVED FAIRY TALES MADE INTO CHILDREN'S FILMS \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(Bestseller Movie Companion Nook Edition) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eby CHARLES PERRAULT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLITTLE RED RIDING-HOOD \u003cbr\u003eTHE FAIRY \u003cbr\u003eBLUE BEARD \u003cbr\u003eTHE SLEEPING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD \u003cbr\u003eTHE MASTER CAT; OR, PUSS IN BOOTS \u003cbr\u003eCINDERELLA; OR, THE LITTLE GLASS SLIPPER \u003cbr\u003eRIQUET WITH THE TUFT \u003cbr\u003eLITTLE THUMB \u003cbr\u003eTHE RIDICULOUS WISHES \u003cbr\u003eDONKEY-SKIN \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEXCERPT FROM PUSS IN BOOTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"There was a miller, who left no more estate to the three sons he had, than his Mill, his Ass, and his Cat. The partition was soon made. Neither the scrivener nor attorney were sent for. They would soon have eaten up all the poor patrimony. The eldest had the Mill, the second the Ass, and the youngest nothing but the Cat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe poor young fellow was quite comfortless at having so poor a lot.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"My brothers,\" said he, \"may get their living handsomely enough, by joining their stocks together; but for my part, when I have eaten up my Cat, and made me a muff of his skin, I must die with hunger.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Cat, who heard all this, but made as if he did not, said to him with a grave and serious air:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Do not thus afflict yourself, my good master; you have only to give me a bag, and get a pair of boots made for me, that I may scamper thro' the dirt and the brambles, and you shall see that you have not so bad a portion of me as you imagine.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTho' the Cat's master did not build very much upon what he said, he had however often seen him play a great many cunning tricks to catch rats and mice; as when he used to hang by the heels, or hide himself in the meal, and make[70] as if he were dead; so that he did not altogether despair of his affording him some help in his miserable condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the Cat had what he asked for, he booted himself very gallantly; and putting his bag about his neck, he held the strings of it in his two fore paws, and went into a warren where was great abundance of rabbits. He put bran and sow-thistle into his bag, and stretching himself out at length, as if he had been dead, he waited for some young rabbit, not yet acquainted with the deceits of the world, to come and rummage his bag for what he had put into it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScarce was he lain down, but he had what he wanted; a rash and foolish young rabbit jumped into his bag, and Monsieur Puss, immediately drawing close the strings, took and killed him without pity. Proud of his prey, he went with it to the palace, and asked to speak with his Majesty. He was shewed up stairs into the King's apartment, and, making a low reverence, said to him:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I have brought you, sir, a rabbit of the warren which my noble lord the Marquis of Carabas\" (for that was the title which Puss was pleased to give his master) \"has commanded me to present to your Majesty from him.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Tell thy master,\" said the King, \"that I thank him, and that he does me a great deal of pleasure.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnother time he went and hid himself among some standing corn, holding still his bag open; and when a brace of partridges ran into it, he drew the strings, and so caught them both. He went and made a present of these to the[71] King, as he had done before of the rabbit which he took in the warren. The King in like manner received the partridges with great pleasure, and ordered him some money to drink.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Cat continued for two or three months, thus to carry his Majesty, from time to time, game of his master's taking. One day in particular, when he knew for certain that the King was to take the air, along the river side, with his daughter, the most beautiful Princess in the world, he said to his master:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If you will follow my advice, your fortune is made; you have nothing else to do, but go and wash yourself in the river, in that part I shall shew you, and leave the rest to me.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Marquis of Carabas did what the Cat advised him to, without knowing why or wherefore.\"","brand":"Best Children's Fairy Tales","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47079792115952,"sku":"2940013860384","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013860384_p0.jpg?v=1763596314","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013860384","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}