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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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