![]() And this last-named fortune befell a poor wight of whom I have heard tell, who from being little better than a beggar attained the full dignity of a king. It is no rare event, beloved ladies, to see a rich man brought to extreme poverty, or to find one who from absolute penury has mounted to high estate. The last-named, by the aid of his cat, gains the lordship of a powerful kingdom. ![]() Links to additional tales of type 545B.Ĭostantino and His Cat Fiovanni Francesco Straparolaįioriana dies and leaves three sons, Dusolino, Tesifone, and Costantino. ![]() The Master Cat or, Puss in Boots (Charles Perrault).Costantino and His Cat (Fiovanni Francesco Straparola).Ashliman's folktexts, a library of folktales, folklore, fairy tales, and mythology. Three Literary Fairy Tales Aarne-Thompson-Uther type 545B ![]() Puss in Boots: Straparola, Basile, and Perrault Puss in Boots ![]()
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