Кот в сапогах

           "Ihavebeenmoreoverinformed,"saidtheCat,"butIknownothowtobelieveit,thatyouhavealsothepowertotakeonyoutheshapeofthesmallestanimals;forexample,tochangeyourselfintoaratoramouse;butImustowntoyou,Itakethistobeimpossible." 

           "Impossible?"criedtheOgre,"youshallseethatpresently," andatthesametimechangedintoamouse,andbegantorunaboutthefloor. 

           Pussnosoonerperceivedthis,buthefelluponhim,andatehimup. 

           MeanwhiletheKing,whosaw,ashepassed,thisfinecastleoftheOgre’s,hadamindtogointoit. Puss,whoheardthenoiseofhisMajesty’scoachrunningoverthedrawbridge,ranoutandsaidtotheKing: 

           "YourMajestyiswelcometothiscastleofmylordMarquisofCarabas." 

           "What!mylordMarquis?"criedtheKing,"anddoesthiscastlealsobelongtoyou?Therecanbenothingfinerthanthiscourt,andallthestatelybuildingswhichsurroundit;letusgointoit,ifyouplease." 

           TheMarquisgavehishandtothePrincess,andfollowedtheKing,whowentupfirst. Theypassedintoaspacioushall,wheretheyfoundamagnificentcollation whichtheOgrehadpreparedforhisfriends,whowerethatverydaytovisithim,butdarednottoenterknowingtheKingwasthere.