The division of property after a miller's death left his
youngest son with nothing but the granary cat. Disappointed, the
son contemplated eating the animal, but the cat bargained with him,
promising him riches in return for a bag and a pair of boots.
Though dubious, the miller's son went along with him, and provided
the items.
Puss-in-Boots then took the bag and caught a succession of items
of game – rabbits, partridges, etc. – which he took to
the palace and presented to the king as a presents from his master
the "Marquis de Carabas". Eventually the cat learnt that the king
and his beautiful daughter would be travelling by the river road.
Puss-in-Boots went and told the miller's son (who was ignorant of
all this) to go and bathe in the river at the time that the royal
party was due to pass. The boy did so, and as he bathed the cat
stole his clothes, and ran to the road calling for help for his
master, the Marquis de Carabas, who was drowning. The boy was
"rescued" from the river, and his lack of clothes explained as the
work of robbers. He was therefore wrapped in rich robes and driven
off in the king's coach.
The cat sped ahead of the king's party to the lands of a
powerful ogre. He threatened the people working in its fields that
they'd be chopped to bits if they didn't say that the fields
belonged to the Marquis of Carabas. He then went to the ogre's
palace, and tricked him into changing into a mouse, which the cat
ate, claiming the palace and land's in his master's name. As the
king's coach reached the ogre's lands, he asked after the ownership
of the fields, and was told that they belonged to the Marquis de
Carabas. Upon reaching the ogre's palace, the royal party was
welcomed by Puss-in-Boots in his master's name.
The result of all this was that the miller's son married the
princess, and "Puss became a personage of great importance, and
gave up hunting mice, except for amusement".
My cat used to get stuck up trees a lot, since wearing his
boots this has stopped , now it just keeps loosing his boots can
you find them for me children?
Please don't post photos or tell anyone where you found his
boots
