Puss in Boots

You guys remember that? Jack and the Beanstalk? Jack and the Beanstalk.

Did that happen? Or was that from Puss in Boots? He had to climb quite a long way.

Yeah, he did, but I thought there was just a massive-ass giant at the top.

I think

you've

merged two nursery rhymes together.

And Puss in Boots, that's what he did.

Oh, okay.

So if you're not from the UK, so Panto's like a children's story.

that you act out on stage, Jack and the Beanstalk, Puss in Boots, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Cinderella.

Cinderella.

THE FAIRY QUEEN climb up on my shoulder commanded puss jr after freeing tom thumb from the mouse trap as related in the book called further adventures of puss in boots jr we will go forth in search of new adventures king arthur and his court bade them farewell many of the retainers could hardly restrain their laughter for twas indeed a comical sight to see tom thumb perched on puss jr's shoulders as they passed through the great gates puss was handed a beautiful sword the good king arthur bade me give it to you cried the retainer convey my thanks to his majesty replied puss and continued on his way where are we going puss jr inquired tom thumb after they had gone some distance i do not know replied puss jr but as the road is hot and dusty let us turn into yonder forest they had no sooner entered than the strains of sweet music came down the breeze presently numerous fairies appeared and one more beautiful than the rest waved her little wand and cried what ho sir cat and my gallant tom thumb why do you invade my forest realm pardon oh most gracious fairy queen cried puss i have but lately rescued tom thumb from a mouse-trap prison and am taking him with me as a comrade in arms on my journey of adventure if i am trespassing in your royal domain i crave your majesty's pardon it is granted my good sir cat replied the fairy queen graciously and since you are so polite let me offer you my aid for this is an enchanted forest and if you are set upon travelling through it it will be well for you to listen to what i have to say while she was speaking her many subjects gathered about her and puss sat down on a mossy spot at the same time carefully placing tom thumb at his side Listen well, cried the Fairy Queen, when every one was seated.

Listen, my two brave travellers.

Not far from here stands a tall tower, in which a wicked witch has imprisoned a lovely maiden.

For several days they kept up their search, but came across no further sign from Rapunzel.

I fear we have lost the trail, said Puss sadly, sitting down beneath a tree to rest.

Chapter 4 of Puss in Boots, Jr. and Tom Thumb.

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So maybe it never was a glass slipper, but it is in our minds now.

And what about Puss in Boots? What's that about? It's about a cat who wears boots.

People might know that story.

Do you know that story? You know Puss in Boots, yeah.

He's been immortalised, Puss in

Boots,

in recent years, yeah, with the Shrek movie stories because there's Puss in Boots in that.

I haven't seen those.

Vegas Sphere is offering you...

The Plaza are offering you the Damon Puss in Boots.

Yeah.

And you think, oh, well, Puss in Boots is an extra hundred quid a week, so I'll go for that.

And they were famous for revising German folk tales into fairy tales called the Grimm's Fairy Tales.

And their collection included 210 fairy tales, some of which are, just to name a few, Snow White, Hansel and Gretel, Puss in Boots, Rumpelstiltskin and Little Red Riding Hood.

Yes.

But the writer of the Disney version is Dan Fogelman, who was also a writer for Bolt.

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such a nine of kitty-cat tales kitty cat tales the ninth night puss in boots dolly was sitting up in bed when empty came purring in the next evening she looked very happy and she called out gayly to the black kitten oh empty mother is coming home to-morrow miss jane told me when she was undressing me i know answered empty curling up comfortably the cook was talking about it to eliza when i was eating my supper in the kitchen yes this is our last night together and because it's the very last time i shall ever talk to you i'm going to tell you the finest cat-tale in the whole world it's puss in boots once upon a time long long ago in a little country village there lived a miller and his three sons he was poor but he had been able to bring them up respectably and let them live well enough though when he died his sons found that all he had left them was in his mill his donkey and his cat the oldest son took the mill the second the donkey and for the youngest there was left only the pet cat he was sad indeed when he thought of his inheritance what shall i live on now he asked himself my brothers can go into partnership and so always earn their living but when i have eaten my cat and made myself a muff out of his fur all that will be left for me is beggary while he was thus thinking aloud the cat came and rubbed up against his legs purring and then to his great surprise spoke master said puss you haven't fared so badly as you seem to think just have a pair of boots made for me and get me a sack and you'll see fine things the young man hardly knew whether to believe he was awake or asleep he had never even heard of a cat talking before but he remembered how clever puss has always been about catching mice and rats hiding in the grain and playing dead and he thought it would do no harm to try what luck his cat would bring him so a fine pair of high yellow leather boots was made for the cat and when puss had slipped them on and slung the sack over his shoulder his master began to have faith in his good fortune at once the cat hurried straight to the warren where hundreds of rabbits were nibbling grass and clover leaves and lying down he opened his sack wide and scattered bran at its mouth soon a silly little rabbit who knew nothing of trits and traps came and entered the sack the better to eat the bran quick as a flash puss drew the strings and killed him without mercy very proud of his prey he went to the palace of the king where all the court wondered at seeing a booted cat who could talk he was shown at once into the throne room and there after he had made a low bow he laid the rabbit at the king's feet saying here sire is a present for my master the marquis of carabas for so he had chosen to call the miller's son the king was very much pleased thank you the marquis my good fellow he said for sending me such fine game and here's a piece of gold for you soon after puss caught a brace of partridges and these too he carried to the palace the king was as gracious as before again he thanked the marquis and gave the cat a handsome present so things went on from time to time puss carried game to the king who always showed him the greatest favor at last one day when the cat had learned that the king and his daughter the loveliest princess in the whole world were to drive through their village that afternoon he ran to his master and cried quick quick do as i tell you and your fortune is made forever take off your clothes jump into the river and leave the rest to me so saying he took the young man's workaday clothes and hid them under a large rock then as he heard the rumble of chariot wheels on the high road he began to cry at the top of his voice help help my master the marquis of carabas is drowning the king hearing these shouts popped his head out of the coach window and seeing the cat who had so many times brought him presents of game he commanded his dards to go to the rescue of the marquis alas your majesty cried puss my master's clothes have been stolen while he was bathing robbers came and carried them away and although i cried stop thief stop thief i could not prevent them from doing this wicked deed and now he cannot appear before your majesty i will send the groom of my wardrobe for one of my finest suits said the king and when the suit was brought and the marquis of carabas had put it on every one marvelled to see how handsome he was the king invited him to get into the coach and drive with him and as for his daughter the pretty princess she fell head over heels in love with him all this time puss had been busy too he ran quickly ahead of the coach and stopping at a fine field he cried aloud to the peasants who were mowing it good people if you do not tell the king when he rides by that this field belongs to the marquis of carabas i will chop you into mincemeat the peasants were very much frightened at this threat and when the king passed by and asked them who owned the field they cried with one voice it belongs to the marquis of carabas puss who was keeping ahead of the coach had already come to the next field a rich meadow which the labourers were reaping good people he said to them when the king rides by if you do not tell him that this meadow belongs to the marquis of carabas i will make mincemeat of you terrified the peasants promised and when the king asked them whose meadow they were reaping they answered as one man sire it belongs to the marquis of carabas You have some very fine property, Marquis, said the king, pleased to find the young man as wealthy as he was handsome.

And the Marquis seemed to grow richer, for Puss had stopped at each field, and the peasants declared that all the land thereabouts belonged to the Marquis of Carabas.

At last Puss stopped before the drawbridge of a mighty castle owned by the richest and most powerful ogre in the whole countryside.

Yep.

Puss in Boots.

Yep.

He plays a talking cat.

I like little stories that have sort of side events like that.

Yeah, that's the story of Puss in Boots as well.

So it's like a long-running folk tale.

Dan, if you'd believe it, there is a shape-changing creature story inside of Book of the New Sun.