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Good morning…
I am dad… and I am mom
and with us there are… Anna… and then ... Salvatore!
Well then… what we must do this morning is to read the story of...
*** in boots!
*** boots... LOUDER! CAT...
*** in boots!... Bravissimo!!
Well then, let us begin to read our story
Once upon a time there was an old miller...
who, dying, divided all his property between his three sons
To The eldest he left the MILL!
to the second, he left the little donkey
and to the youngest...
...the MILL!
Noo!... The CAT!
"How can I make both ends meet? I only have a cat!"
In this way the young man whined
But, all of a sudden, the cat spoke
"Miaow!"
"Give me a pair of boots and a sack... "
"...and you will find that you are not so ill off!"
"Miaow!"
The young man did as the cat told
The cat drew the boots on, took the bag and went into the woods
here he caught a rabbit and took it to the king's banquet
"Miaow!"
"Sire, here is a present from my lord... the Marquis of Carabas!"
"Miaow!"
So spoke the cat, passing his young master as a nobleman!
Many other times the cat brought to the king presents
Fishes… fruits… little ducks… rabbits...
... and many other things!
Everything on behalf of the Marquis of Carabas!
[The cat… is ... is closed… the eye is closed!]
One day, hearing that the King was intending to take a drive ...
... along the riverside with his beautiful daughter ...
... the cat immediately devised up a plan!
He said to the young master:
"Miaow!"
"Get undressed…"
"...and when you see the king, plunge into the river!..."
"...In the meanwhile I will hide your clothes behind the rock!"
"Miaow!"
[The eye is closed!]
After the cat had hidden the clothes
he waited patiently the arrival of the king
[Ouch!]
[What is this? The river?]
As soon as he saw the king's sumptuous carriage...
... he begun to cry saying that some thieves...
...had come and carried away all the Marquis' clothes!
"Miaow!"
"Sire, please, help my master!"
"Miaow!"
[Well then...]
[... what is this… the horse?... ]
[...is this a horse?]
The king, who remembered all the marquis' presents very well,
was very happy to help him
He ordered his servants to ride back to his palace
and very soon the young man found himself dressed...
... in wonderful new clothes!
[chuckles]
[...dressed in wonderful new clothes!]
Then the cat run off to the peasants of that place...
... and asked them to say that those lands belonged to...
... The Marquis of Carabas!
[look! the tree... the great tree...]
[...then...]
[... the ladder! then he falls(?!?)]
[... then people!]
[people then!]
[then people... then]
[THE HORSE!]
So when the King's carriage drove by everybody said what the cat told them
and they did it so because the cat had told them...
...that if they did not do so, then their master would have killed them!
In the meanwhile the king was congratulating the young man...
... on his great wealth!
[Then... where is the cat? ... Here!]
[going away... the cat!]
But now the cat arrived at a great castle where dwelt a big Ogre
[the Ogre... the Ogre... is big the Ogre ...big he is big...]
The Ogre was the real owner of all those lands!
[... the ogre is big...]
[... the cat... the cat...]
[...where is the cat going?... where is the cat going?...]
[...where is he going?..]
Now pay attention children!...
The cat knew everything!!!
And he knew also that this Ogre was a CRUEL tyrant
[bleah... this suchs!]
and his tenants and servants were terribly afraid of him
which accounted for their being so ready...
...to do whatever they were told to do by the cat!
Soon afterwards
the cat arrived at the gate of the castle...
... and came up to a servant and asked to see the owner of it...
... saying that he was on his travels but did not wish to pass so near the castle ...
... of such a noble gentleman without paying his respects to him!
When the Ogre heard this message, he went to the door personally ...
... to receive him!
[WOW... look! The OGRE!]
And the cat, as soon as he saw him, he told him: ...
"Miaow!"
"Thank you!..."
"... I have heard how you have the power to change yourself into..."
"... anything you want!"
"Miaow!"
"That is quite true", replied the Ogre
and immediately he became...
... a terrible lion!
But the cat was not impressed and told him: ...
"WOW... what a big lion you have become!"
"He is as big as you are!"
"But are you able to become..."
"... something as small as a little mouse?"
"Of course!"
"How you dare think I can't!"
And he became...
a little mouse!
"Miaow miaow miaow!"
And the cat fell upon him at once ...
... and ate him up!
[laughs]
[laughs... "ouch!"]
[laughs]
When the carriage arrived at the Ogre's castle
the cat received the king with a great banquet
The king, very surprised for such a wealth and kindness, said: ...
"Dear Marquis... would you like to marry my daughter, the princess?"
The young man agreed with joy
and they got married that very day
and took possession of the Ogre's castle...
... and of everything that had belonged to him
Since then they lived happily...
...and the cat lived with them like a great lord!
[miaw miaow!]
[Look!...]
[... The cat sleeps! ... the cat is sleeping!]
[then... they are the shoes of the cat!]
[the shoes of the cat they are!]
[they are the shoes of the cat!]
[Look!...]
[look!... there is the MOON! And then... then...]
[...there are the STARS!]
[the stars! Look! they are the stars... there are STARS!]
[Good night beautiful little cat!]