Atondido Stories
which you could lend him to wear at the wedding?” The king
sent the richest garments which his wardrobe afforded. Domin-
go was clothed in state ready for the wedding.
“I have no palace to which to take my bride,” said Domingo
to the cat.
“Never mind. I’ll see about it at once,” replied the cat.
The cat went into the forest to the great castle where the giant
dwelt. He marched straight up to the big giant and said, “O Gi-
ant, I wish to borrow your castle for my master Domingo. Will
you not be so kind as to lend it to me a little while?”
The giant was very much insulted. “No, indeed, I’ll not lend
my castle to you or your master Domingo or anybody else,” he
shouted in his most terrible voice.
“Very well, then,” replied the cat. He changed the giant to a
piece of bacon in the twinkling of an eye and devoured him on
the spot.
The palace of the giant was a very wonderful palace. There
was one room decked with silver, and one room decked with
gold, and one room decked with diamonds. A beautiful river
flowed by the garden gate.
As Domingo and his bride sailed down the river to the gar-
den gate in the royal barge, they saw the cat sitting in the win-
dow singing. After that they never saw him again. He disap-
peared in the jungle and went to make some other poor man
rich. Perhaps he will come your way some day. Who knows?
“Quem sabe?” they say in Brazil.
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