Sommario
This story, the first in the collection, tells of a young man, the youngest of three brothers, who inherits only a cat from his deceased miller father.
Feeling cheated, he laments his fate, but the clever cat promises to improve his fortunes. Requesting a sack and a pair of boots, the cat uses cunning to present his master as the wealthy "Marquis of Carabas." Through a series of tricks—catching game to present to the king, convincing peasants to claim their lands belong to the Marquis, and outsmarting a shape-shifting ogre—the cat secures a castle and wealth for his master.
The story culminates with the young man marrying the king’s daughter, and the cat becoming a great lord.