Summary
Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault is a story about a boy whose father dies and he leaves his three sons his possessions, a mill, a donkey and a cat. The oldest son gets his mill, the second gets the donkey and the youngest gets the cat. The youngest is upset because his brothers will be able to make decent livings off of their inheritance but after he eats the car and uses its fur, there will be nothing left. The cat tells the boy that he will make it so that his life will turn out better than his brothers in the end. He then asks the boy for him to buy a pair of boots and a sack. Once puss in boots has his things, he sets out to make the boy noticed by the king. He tricks the king into thinking that the boy is the Marquis of Carabas. He brings him game from the Marquis to get his name out there. One day when the king is driving by, puss tells the boy to go swimming in the river and puss tells the king that the Marquis of Carabas is drowning. After being saved, puss spins more of his lies and the king ends up marrying his daughter off to the boy. So now, he and puss get to live in a castle and puss in boots' work is done.
Evaluation
I really enjoyed reading this story. I was somewhat familiar with the tale before reading it but now I have a greater understanding of it. I loved the illustrations done by Fred Marcellino, they are beautiful. I was expecting Puss to get caught in the end but was pleasantly surprised when he didn't and he was successful in his endeavor.
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