To convince you 'tis true, the Ogre replied,
I will change myself now in your sight:
He did so—a lion he now roars by his side,
Which put the poor cat in a fright.
"Mighty sir," said the Cat, "such a change I must say,
I never expected to view:
Yet I venture to doubt—your pardon I pray,
If a mouse you could change yourself to."
Doubt not, said the Ogre, my power to do so,
When a mouse he directly became,
On his victim Grimalkin immediately flew,
And sealed in an instant his doom.
The king and princess now arriv'd at the place,
But Puss who had travell'd much faster,
Came out and invited them in with much grace,
In the name of the Marquis, his master.
In a spacious saloon, they sat themselves down,
Where a banquet was already spread,
And that day, "PUSS IN BOOTS" gain'd greater renown,
For the marquis and princess were wed.