"Puss in Boots" is a tale about a young miller who receives a cat, a donkey, and a mill as inheritance from his father. The youngest son, feeling undervalued, is disappointed until the cat, named Puss in Boots, reveals her magical abilities. She promises to transform him into a powerful prince if he trusts and obeys her.
With a few coins, they purchase a costume for the cat and extravagant boots, changing the young man's appearance. They cross the forest and arrive at a river where the cat tricks a giant ogre into granting three wishes. The cat uses the ogre's ability to turn into various creatures to her advantage, eventually defeating him.
The transformed young man, now known as the Marquis of Carabás, is invited by a king to his castle. The king's daughter falls in love with the Marquis, and the two are married. The cat, who has been watching the happiness unfold, sings a song about her role in the transformation and the Marquis' new life. The story ends with a moral lesson: intelligence and cunning are more valuable than force in achieving one's goals.
1. The story begins with a miller who, now old and tired, decides to divide his inheritance among his three children.
2. The eldest son is given the mill, the second son a donkey, and the youngest son a cat.
3. The youngest son feels disappointed as he believes the mill and the donkey will provide his brothers with a means of livelihood.
4. The youngest son is surprised when the cat speaks to him, promising to turn him into a powerful prince if he obeys her orders.
5. The young man and the cat use the coins he has to buy a costume for the cat so that it looks like a servant rather than a cat.
6. They then cross the forest and stop in front of a river, where the cat asks his master to undress and take a bath in the fresh, crystalline water.
7. The cat hides the young man's clothes and runs to a nearby castle.
8. In the castle, they meet a giant sorcerer and evil ogre who prepares to eat the cat.
9. The cat convinces the ogre to grant its wish before it is eaten, asking the ogre to turn into a lion.
10. The ogre, after turning into a lion, is tricked by the cat into turning into a mouse and is immediately swallowed.
11. The cat then informs the farmers and workers in the region that the ogre is gone forever.
12. The cat and the young man, now known as the Marquis of Carabás, return to the river where the young man was initially left.
13. The king, upon seeing the Marquis of Carabás, lends him his daughter's best suit.
14. The princess falls in love with the Marquis of Carabás at first sight.
15. The Marquis of Carabás invites the king and his daughter to stay in his castle and thanks them for their generosity.
16. The king is impressed by the Marquis' kindness and preparations begin for his daughter's wedding with the Marquis of Carabás.
17. The story ends with the cat singing its song, watching the princess and the prince madly in love.