The Puss in Boots fairy tale is a story known all over the world; re-adapted, appropriated and changed by many cultures. The plot centres around a cat or in some cases a jackal, a gazelle, or even a fairy-in-disguise that uses trickery and deceit to gain power, wealth, and the hand of a princess for his penniless and low-born master.
It is unusual in folkloric storytelling , in that there is no obvious moral — with riches gained through double-dealing, rightful owners deprived of their lands, and innocent princesses given falsely in marriage.
This two-volume collection featured seventy-five stories in total, and is highly significant as the first European storybook to contain fairy-tales. Its author, Giovanni Francesco, was a master story-teller and his own life is shrouded in mystery. That the cat asks for boots is a sign of his other-worldly nature. As the reader no doubt assumes, this is no regular cat talking or otherwise!
From his name we can probably guess that his life will end happily. The king is pleased and asks the cat to stay to dine, and the loyal cat takes food home to Costantino where his brothers become jealous of his good fortune. The cat continues this ritual of offering the king game until one day he comes up with a plan.
He asks Costantino to go to a nearby river, strip off his clothes and get in. Costantino does as the cat asks. When he is in the river, the cat starts yelling that his master is drowning. The sly cat knew that the king would be passing close by and would hear the cries for help. The king came to the rescue and invited Costantino back to his palace. Thinking that Costantino was rich, he decided that his daughter, Elisetta, should marry him.
After they were married, Costantino worried that he had no house. It's more than worth it if you can get it for 99 cents at Amazon. Jan 29, Rabbia Riaz rated it liked it Shelves: audiobook , fiction , just-amateurish. How wise the puss is! If I were that puss? Childern must enjoy this! May 05, Karrington Stevens added it. A classic tale of Puss in Boots, how he is mischievous and able to convince the King to give him everything.
Truly, more horrific than I would have pictured though. Shelves: , childrens , pets , france-french , picture-book-club , caldecott-honor. This is a fun tale about a wise and resourceful cat who helps his new master, the miller's son, become rich beyond his wildest dreams. The story is entertaining and the cat is amazingly clever. The illustrations by Fred Marcellino are classically detailed, too and certainly worthy of the Caldecott Honor. We've read a couple of different versions of this story, including one by Paul Galdone and another by Steve Light.
In all three cases, the story is very much the same, so the illustrator's touch This is a fun tale about a wise and resourceful cat who helps his new master, the miller's son, become rich beyond his wildest dreams. In all three cases, the story is very much the same, so the illustrator's touch really does make the difference. We enjoyed reading this classic children's book together. What a pleasant surprise this book was! I am not crazy about fairy tales, and I seemed to remember reading this during childhood and having a hard understanding the story, but this is a great story!
I love the size and color of the text, as well as the gorgeous illustrations, and I love the way the illustrator draws the eyes of the ogre, and keeps them the same even when the ogre becomes a giant. I really enjoyed that relationship, and I finished the book with a smile on my face.
Mar 12, Stefanie Burns rated it liked it Shelves: caldecott-honor. I was unaware of the story of Puss in Boots so I have no other version to compare it to. The text is large and takes up all the white spaces on the pages. It looked unusual, but would support novice readers and read aloud a where children may be sitting further away from the book.
Puss is a clever, wily cat and persuades others through the threat of violence to tell lies to the King. These lies lead to Puss's master marrying the King's daughter and becoming owner of a great castle and lots of l I was unaware of the story of Puss in Boots so I have no other version to compare it to.
These lies lead to Puss's master marrying the King's daughter and becoming owner of a great castle and lots of lands. Puss also becomes a lord. The illustrations are nice and it is a good fairy tale.
Nothing spectacular, but good. This fairy tale is about a miller who has three sons and when he dies they each receive his life's possessions: a mill, a donkey and a cat. The son who received the cat was sorely disappointed but the cat reassured him that if the son were to give the cat a pair of boots and a bag he would make him wealthy.
True to his word, Puss in Boots turned the son into the Marquis of Carabas, who married the princess and inherited one of the most beautiful estates in all the land. How, you might ask? Near This fairy tale is about a miller who has three sons and when he dies they each receive his life's possessions: a mill, a donkey and a cat. Near drownings, threats of sausage meat and morphing ogres may be the secret Mar 07, Beverly rated it it was amazing Shelves: pbnfcats , pbnffolklore.
I have always liked this story, maybe because I am a cat-lover. I never questioned why everyone believed the cat's outlandish claims. And I do love the way the cat tricked the ogre at the end.
However, the ogre looks more like a human giant, than some kind of monster. Otherwise, I did like Marcellino's paintings especially the cover with the large cat face , but I like Wiesner and Pinkney better. May 23, Randie D. Camp, M. Griffith and Charles H. I cannot decide if the master cat is truly clever or a just a lucky con artist Apr 11, Carmen rated it it was amazing. A highly entertaining book with awesome illustrations, cleverly written. Aug 12, Jenny rated it really liked it Shelves: caldecott , children-s-books , picture-books.
The illustrations in this retelling of Perrault's tale are simply gorgeous Mar 15, Angel Navarro rated it liked it. A pretty classic! Great for kids. I very much enjoyed this book! Oct 19, Annie Cheesman rated it it was amazing Shelves: tradition-shelf. I really like how the book has the big picture of "Puss" on the front cover because it shows the significance of him being the main character of the story.
I have never had a story like this but, all the illustrations were made out of colored pencil or pencil because it was very plain so you put all your focus on the text on each page s. I enjoyed the plain illustrations because you won't put all your attention towards the illustrations and you can put all your focus on the actual story instead I really like how the book has the big picture of "Puss" on the front cover because it shows the significance of him being the main character of the story.
I enjoyed the plain illustrations because you won't put all your attention towards the illustrations and you can put all your focus on the actual story instead. My favorite pages were the two pages showing the struggle of "puss" putting on his boots and trying to walk in them was quite comical to look at and imagine his struggle as a cat to walk on two legs.
I have never read this story before, but I think its so clever how smart "puss" is by catching prey in the forest. I think cats regularly do not think that well and as a reader that really grabs my attention and helps me further understand how important and unique he is compared to an ordinary cat. I really enjoyed and I think all readers will enjoy how "puss" was like an extraordinary cat who had lots of tasks but did not hesitate to perform tasks to please the king or magician.
Puss then says that he does not believe the rumor he has heard that the ogre can also change into small animals like rats and mice. The ogre takes offense at this. To prove his great magical powers, he changes into a mouse. Puss jumps on the mouse and eats it. The King's coach arrives at the castle. Puss tells the King that it is the castle of the Marquis of Carabas and invites him inside. A meal has been prepared because the ogre was expecting some friends. His friends do not dare enter the castle when they see that the King is there.
The King is very impressed by the castle. Seeing that his daughter likes the young man, the King says that the two young people should marry. The miller's son and the princess marry the same day. Puss is rewarded by being made a lord. Perrault ends the story with two short verses. According to the first verse, the moral of the story is that becoming rich through one's own hard work and knowledge is better than inheriting wealth.
According to the second verse, the moral of the story is that a miller's son can marry a princess simply by being young, handsome and well-dressed. The earliest known version of the "Puss in Boots" story is "Constantino Fortunato" "Lucky Constantino" which was written by the Italian author Francesco Giovanni Straparola between and and is included in the anthology Le piacevoli notti The Facetious Nights of Staparola.
The basic plot of Straparola's "Constantino Fortunato" is identical to that of Charles Perrault's "Puss in Boots", although there are also several differences between the two stories. The title character , Constantino Fortunato, has two brothers named Drusolino and Tesifone. They live with their mother, an old woman named Soriana who is very poor. Soriana only has three possessions of any value, her cat, a kneading trough which is used for making bread and a board which is used for making pastry.
When Soriana dies, she leaves her kneading trough to Drusolino, her pastry board to Tesifone and her cat to Constantino. Neighbors sometimes borrow the kneading trough and the pastry board. They pay Drusolino and Tesifone for the loan of the objects by giving them cakes.
Drusolino and Tesifone never share those cakes with Constantino. They tell him to ask his cat to provide for him. The cat is really a fairy in disguise.
One day, the cat speaks to Constantino and tells him that he will provide for him. The cat does not ask to be given boots in "Constantino Fortunato". The cat gives King Morando of Bohemia presents of hares and other animals he has caught. Unlike in "Puss in Boots', the cat does not invent a title of nobility for his master and simply tells the King that he is bringing presents from Constantino.
The King rewards the cat by giving him lots of food and drink. The cat takes some of that food and drink home and shares it with Constantino. When Constantino is pulled out of the river, the cat says that his master was on his way to present a large amount of jewels to the King when robbers attacked him and threw him in the river. When the King hears this, he believes that Constantino is very rich and has him married to his daughter Elisetta immediately.
The King gives Constantino presents of gold and many fine clothes which are carried by ten mules. Constantino asks the cat where he will be able to keep all of the presents. The cat then goes on ahead to look for a castle.
There is no ogre in "Constantino Fortunato". The cat finds a badly guarded castle. He tells its guards that an army is coming and that they will be cut up into pieces unless they say that the castle belongs to Master Constantino.
The castle really belongs to a nobleman named Valentino, who happens to be away. Luckily for Constantino, Valentino has an accident and dies while he is away, meaning that Constantino gets to keep the castle.
Another version of the "Puss in Boots" story that predates Charles Perrault's one is "Cagliuso" also referred to as "Gagliuso" or "Pippo" written by the Italian author Giambattista Basile and included in the anthology Pentamerone.
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