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near him that he leaped onto the roof, which
caused him even more difficulty, because his
boots were of no use at all to him in walking on
the tiles. However, the ogre resumed his natural
form, and the cat came down, saying that he had
been very frightened indeed.
"I have further been told," said the cat, "that
you can also transform yourself into the smallest
of animals, for example, a rat or a mouse. But I
can scarcely believe that. I must admit to you that
I think that that would be quite impossible."
"Impossible!" cried the ogre. "You shall see!"
He immediately changed himself into a mouse
and began to run about the floor. As soon as the
cat saw this, he fell upon him and ate him up.
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