VA Zhukovsky, Puss in Boots.
VA Zhukovsky, Puss in Boots. He lived a miller. He lived, lived and died, leaving his three sons in the inheritance mill, a donkey, a cat I. .. only. The mill took the eldest son, the donkey took the average, and the younger gave Cota. And he was not pleased with his strong plot. "The brothers - he argued - was to be unnecessarily, and I,
Boiling your cat, and eating, and made from skins of coupling than to begin to earn daily bread? "So he said aloud, speaking to himself, thought, and the cat, then lay on the stove, Reasonable overheard the argument and said to him:" Boss, do not sadness Give me the bag and boots, so I could walk through the swamp of game - then he will see that it is not so poor, Your Land. "Although it was not entirely convinced Cat to their boss, but I do not just happen to notice him, as This cat skillfully led
war against the mice and rats, which he invented tricks and somehow, pretending dead, hanging upside down on his paws, then powders her face with flour, to hide in the chimney, then under the tub, lay curled up in a room, so the cat and the words did not miss it by ears. And truly, when he gave Cat the bag and trim in his big boots on the neck of Cote bag and put on the loose in a place where he knew a lot Vodilos rabbits. In the bag sprinkled dry rot to the ground he put; A very close like a dead man lay down and waited patiently to some innocent, inexperienced in the science of life come to see a rabbit eating a bag of sweet dust, and he waited a long time, just before his bag was stupid and fidgety dolgouhy rabbit, he
Bag sniffed, blinked his nostrils, and then climbed into the bag, and bag cat nimbly pulled a cord and without further Greet treated in her own way. The victory delighted the palace, he went to the king and ordered that about him immediately reported. Ordered to enter a cat in his study King. Entering, he bowed from the waist, then he said, lowering her face into the ground: "I am a rabbit, the great emperor, brought to you from my master, the Marquis Carabas (so he decided Calling master) He has the honor to Your Majesty my deep respect and asks you to express take it gostinets.
"Tell the marquis, - said the king, - As I thanked him and that I am very pleased with it." King Otklanyavshisya, Cote went home, and when I walked it through the palace, then all would get up in front of him and shook his paw him with a smile because he was in his office by King and to him alone (and, of course, about public affairs) as long Interviewed; a cat was so polite, so courteous, that all were amazed and thought that his life he spent in the best society. A little later I went back to catch the cat, in the thick rye sat down with her bag and they caught two fat quail.
And he had them immediately to the king, before the rabbit took at hotel from his Marquis Carabas. Hunter was the king to quail; called again he told the office cat, and quail to make his own, thank Marquis Carabas ordered especially. And so our cat three weeks or four to the king on behalf of Marquis Carabas wore and rabbits and quail. Here it is once Sveadahl that the king were preparing to walk the field with his daughter (a daughter was beautiful, no other on earth no one had ever seen) and that they
Go river bank. And he quickly ran up to the owner, he said: "When you obey me now, you'll be all at once and is happy and rich, the whole trick is that you just went swimming in the river, what would happen after, I know, and you sit yourself in the water, paddled yes, yes anything not worry. " That Council adopt the Marquis Carabas it was easy, the day was hot and he willingly went to the river, climbed into the water and sat in water up to his neck. Meanwhile, the King was very close. Suddenly the cat began to shout: "Robbery!" Robbery "Here, people! " - "What has happened?" - Rode up and asked the king. "Marquis Carabas robbed and thrown into the river, he drowned." Here, in the words of the king, with his former court ranks
Everyone rushed to catch the water Marquis. And the king cat's ear and whispered: "I must convey to your Majesty, That my poor Marquis quite naked; robbers carried off all their clothes." (And the dress itself, the fraudster, hid in the bush.) King ordered that A former government ministers with him off his uniform and gave it to the Marquis. The Minister immediately undressed behind a bush; Marques same in his uniform, dressed, and his cat presented to the King, and King, he was kindly received. And since he was a handsome man himself, That, and not at all surprising that soon And the beautiful daughter of the king like the wealthy as a uniform (although it not quite fitting in, he was sitting, because the belly was the king's minister) gave an excellent view of him - in short,
Marquis liked, and sit with him in the stroller invited him to the king, and the clever our cat all the blades running ahead of her started. Here he saw the meadow wide mowers, were preparing to hay. Cote them shouted: "The King will travel here, and if you did not say that this field belongs to the Marquis Carabas, he will order all of you to chop up into small pieces." The king rode, he asked: "Who is so beautiful meadow belong?" - Marquis Carabas "- all cried out at once reapers (In this, their fear has led agile cat)," The rich meadows you, marquis, "- King said. A marquis, humbly accept the form, answered: "Grasslands fair." Meanwhile, hastily departed Forward Cote saw in the field Reaper: They tied in bundles of rye.
"Reaper, - he said - coming close to our King. He will ask you: whose rye?" And if you do not tell him that it belonged to the Marquis Carabas, he will order all of you to chop up into small pieces. " King rode. "Who owns this field?" - He asked the reapers. - Marquis Carabas "- Reaper he replied with a bow. The king said again:" Marquis, you have a rich field. Marquis at a still answered humbly: "fair". A cat ran forward and colliding all taught as king They respond. King was struck by the wealth Marquis Carabas. Here at last is a magnificent castle
Cat ran. In the castle of an ogre wizard lived, and Cote about it already knew the whole story, and in a moment he realized that to make: Entering the castle safely, he asked the ogre Audiences, and the man-eater, taking him and asked: "What you need, cat, me have? " In this cat replied: "Venerable man-eater, has long been rumored that if you know how at every turn, What a thoughtful look; would like to know I truly eh this wisdom given to you?" - "It's true; themselves, cat, see" . And in a flash he was dreadful lion with a thick, shaggy mane and sharp teeth. Cat with so scared that (although he was in boots) in one jump under the roof he found himself.
A man-eater, laughed, took his old form and asked Cota to him to get off. Down from the roof, Cote said: "I would, however, to know me, you can only weapon in the smallest of the beast, For example, a mouse, to turn?" "Can - said with a grin eater - What's so strange about?" And he was suddenly a little mouse. Cote been waiting for, he at once: D /! and ate a mouse. The King, meanwhile rode to the castle, he stopped and wanted to know, Whose he was. Cat is calculated in accordance with its owner, was waiting at the gate too, and bowed from the waist, and said: "Would not you like the Emperor, Welcome to the crossroads in the Castle of the Marquis Carabas" - "How to Marquis, - said the king, - and the castle is owned by you? "Frankly, wonder, And be my pleasure to visit it." And the king ordered his carriage
Approach to the porch, out of the carriage; Princess w arm suggested Marquis, and all went down the stairs in high quarters. There's a spacious gallery was a table covered with a snack and cooked (This snack eater called friends, but they learn that the castle king was not included, and all departed home). And he sat down at a table a luxurious, king ordered the Marquis to sit between him and his daughter, and began to feast. When the head is the King of Wine pozashumelo he Marquis said: "Would the Marquis, so my daughter for me to give you?" Honor this with incredible joy took Marquis. And the wedding was played in an instant. Cat
Remained at court, and was in the ranks produced, and the velvet was in the days of saints' boots. He rushed to catch mice, and if caught, it is to amuse myself a little and spleen, which had accumulated under the age of the court, memories of the bright days of last scatter.