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field. He again held his bag open, and when a
brace of partridges ran into it, he drew the
strings, and caught them both. He presented
these to the king, as he had done before with the
rabbit. The king, in like manner, received the
partridges with great pleasure, and gave him a tip.
The cat continued, from time to time for two or
three months, to take game to his majesty from
his master.
One day, when he knew for certain that the
king would be taking a drive along the riverside
with his daughter, the most beautiful princess in
the world, he said to his master, "If you will
follow my advice your fortune is made. All you
must do is to go and bathe yourself in the river at
the place I show you, then leave the rest to me."
The Marquis of Carabas did what the cat
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