The Adventures of Puss in Boots, Jr.

Little Puss Boots, hat in paw Bowed as Miss Pussy opened the door. Glad to see you, she purred. Come in! My little house is as neat as a pin!
Robinson Crusoe, how do you do! As a strangely dressed man came into view, Cried little Puss Junior, raising his paw, As he stood 'neath a palm tree by the shore.
A frog among some rushes dwelt; A bachelor was he. No frog was ever so polite Or such a beau as he.
This makes a fine table I'd have you know, Laughed Puss to Fairy Little Tiptoe. We might all dine here on fairy cake, Unless you fear the toadstool break.
THE KNAVE OF HEARTS RUNS AWAY WITH THE TARTS. Adventures of Puss-in-Boots Jr. Frontispiece.
THE ADVENTURES OF PUSS IN BOOTS, JR. BY DAVID CORY AUTHOR OF LITTLE JACK RABBIT BOOKS, LITTLE JOURNEYS TO HAPPYLAND, PUSS IN BOOTS BOOKS, Etc.
GROSSET & DUNLAP
PUBLISHERS NEW YORK
PUSS had made a great discovery in the garret. It seems strange that he should have found something more important than a rat or mouse, but he had. From the moment he had seen the picture-book he was a changed cat!
Yes, he said, holding it a little to one side, so that the light from the small attic window would show the picture more distinctly, this is certainly a portrait of my father.
It was the story of Puss in Boots, and on the cover was a beautiful picture of a cat wearing a magnificent pair of boots with shiny red tops. Puss sat down and opened the book. The further he read the more excited he became. When he had finished he jumped up and, proudly looking at the portrait of his handsome father, he exclaimed, with flashing eyes, From to-day I shall call myself 'Puss in Boots, Junior'; I shall go forth in search of adventure, just as my father did, and I shall not rest until I have found him!
He looked around to see if he could find a pair of boots like those in the picture.