Page 43 - La Gatta racconta la sua storia - Puss Tells the History of Her Fairy Tale

But why did Perrault call me Monsieur? Maybe I
had lost all of my femininity by not taking care of
my cleanliness anymore.
I have to admit that when Perrault told me that
in his version of my tale I was not a she-cat
anymore, but had turned into a he-cat, I kept
silent for a whole day.
Eventually I came to terms with this change,
remembering that the Greek prophet Tiresia,
who was born male, changed into female for
seven years and then became male again. I simply
did the opposite, because in this tabtale I am a
she-cat again, as I had been for Straparola and
Basile.
So you can also see how I would never take off
my new boots, since they are so comfortable and
elegant. Besides this significant change, Perrault
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