Page 9 - La Gatta con gli stivali - Puss in Boots

eaten up my cat, and made myself a muff from his
skin, I must then die of hunger."
Puss, who heard all this, but pretended
otherwise, said to him, "Do not be so concerned,
dear Fortunio. If you will but give me a bag, and
have a pair of boots made for me, that I may
scamper through the dirt and the brambles, then
you shall see that you are not so poorly off with
me as you imagine."
Fortunio did not build very much upon what
she said. However, he had often seen her play a
great many cunning tricks to catch rats and mice,
such as hanging by her heels, or hiding herself in
the meal, and pretending to be dead; so he did
take some hope that she might give him some
help in his miserable condition and provided for
Puss what she demanded.

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