There is a poor miller (磨坊主) in the village. He has three sons. When he comes to die (死), he calls his sons and gives them what he has. The oldest son gets the mill, the second son gets a donkey (驴), and the youngest son only gets a cat. “Oh no, only a cat!” the youngest son cries, “What can I do with it? I’ll die because I have nothing to eat.”

“Sir,” says the cat, “if you get me a bag and a pair of boots (shoes that cover (覆盖) all your feet and part of your legs),” says the cat, “I will work for you and make you happy and rich.” The young man gets the cat a bag and boots. “Now you can call me Puss in Boots,” says the cat, and then it goes to the forest.

Puss in Boots puts some food into the bag and waits. Soon, a rabbit sees the food and jumps into the bag. Puss catches the rabbit. After that, Puss goes to the King. “Sir, this rabbit is a present from my master (主人),” says Puss. On the second day, Puss brings the king a skylark (云雀) and the third day a parrot (鹦鹉). The king is very happy with the presents and wants to meet the cat’s master. “Is your master young and handsome?” asks the King. “Oh yes! He is rich, too!” answers Puss. “I will come to meet your master with my daughter tomorrow,” says the King. “Great! My master will be happy to see you too,” says Puss.

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Long time ago, there was a princess. Her mother, the queen, gave her a pair of pretty shoes on her birthday.

One day, the princess couldn't find this pair of shoes, "I lost my beautiful shoes!" she cried. A small frog came to her. "I can help you find your shoes," the frog said. "But you must be my friend" "OK! I will do that." the princess said.

The next day, the frog found that pair of shoes. "Now we can be friends," he said. The princess did not say "Thank you" to the frog, instead, she ran away quickly. "Hey! You say you will be my friend!" shouted the frog. But the princess just ran more quickly.

In the evening, when the princess was having her dinner with her parents, the frog came to them. The queen asked, "Who are you?" The frog said, "Good evening, I'm a frog. I want the princess to be my friend and she promised me to be my friend." The princess said, "I don't want to make friends with an ugly frog!" But the queen said to her, "A promise is a promise. It's something you must do after you say it."

Finally, the princess realized her mistakes, and made friends with the frog.

(An excerpt of After Twenty Years)

There was now a cold rain falling and the wind was stronger. The few people walking along that street were hurrying, trying to keep warm. At the door of the shop stood the man who had come a thousand miles to meet a friend, Jimmy Wells. Twenty years ago, they agreed to meet here tonight. Such a meeting could not be certain. But he waited.

About twenty minutes he waited, and then a tall man in a long coat came hurrying across the street. He went directly to the waiting man.

“Is that you, Bob?” he asked, doubtfully.

“Is that you, Jimmy Wells?” cried Bob.

The new man took Bob’s hands in his. “It’s Bob! It surely is. I was certain I would find you here if you were still alive. Twenty years is a long time. The old restaurant is gone, Bob. I wish it were here, so that we could have another dinner in it. Has the West been good to you?”

“It gave me everything I asked for. You’ve changed, Jimmy. I never thought you were so tall.”

“Oh, I grew a little after I was twenty.”

“Are you doing well in New York, Jimmy?”

“Well enough. I work for the city. Come on, Bob. We’ll go to a place I know, and have a good long talk about old times.”

At the corner stood a shop bright with electric lights. When they came near, each turned to look at the other’s face.

The man from the West stopped suddenly and pulled his arm away. “You’re not Jimmy Wells,” he said. “Twenty years is a long time, but not long enough to change the shape of a man’s nose.”

“It sometimes changes a good man into a bad one,” said the tall man. “You’ve been under arrest for ten minutes, Bob. Chicago policemen thought you might be coming to New York. They told us to watch for you. Are you coming with me quietly? That’s wise. But first here is something I was asked to give you. You may read it here at the window. It’s from a policeman named Wells.”