“I’m tired of these toys. I want that ball that shines in the sky at night to be my plaything. Go tell the fox so.” Ludwig went once more to the fox who, when he heard her wish, said:
“Go! it shall NOT be as she wishes!” Ludwig frightened, ran from the forest, and found Marleen sobbing upon the porch of their little old home. They searched far and wide for their friend the fox, but never saw him again.
PUSS IN BOOTS
Part One
Though one have nothing but a cat, yet his fortune can easily be made.
Once upon a time there was a miller who died leaving his three sons nothing but a mill, a cow, and a cat. The oldest son took the mill, the next one took the cow, and the youngest had nothing left but the cat. But his cat was a wise animal.
The young man did not know what to do, so he said:
“I think I shall skin my cat and eat it, then I shall sell his skin; after that, I shall die of hunger.”
“Not so fast, master,” said Puss. “Get me a bag and a pair of boots and we shall make our fortune yet.” So his master got him a bag and a pair of boots, and Puss ran off to the field to hunt. He lay in the grass until a rabbit ran into the bag, then Puss tied the bag up and took it to the king.