Choose Your Fairy Tale: You Are...Puss in Boots (Choose Your Fairy Tale Book #1)

By Steven Gregory

"The Master Cat; or, Puss in Boots" is a 16th century Italian fairy tale made famous by Charles Perrault. In this version of the tale, YOU are the master cat. As you read through the story, you choose your tale by selecting the options at crucial decision points. If you make the right choices, your tale will end Happily Ever After! If you make the wrong choice...you can always start over.

This interactive version of a classic tale is great for readers of all ages!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Steven Gregory
• Release date: Jul 17, 2014
• ISBN: 9780980088076

Steven Gregory

Steven Gregory is Professor of Anthropology and African-American Studies at Columbia University. He is the author of Santería in New York City: A Study in Cultural Resistance and Black Corona: Race and the Politics of Place in an Urban Community. He coedited Race with Roger Sanjek.

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Choose Your Fairy Tale: You Are...Puss in Boots

By Steven Gregory

Copyright (c) 2014 Steven Gregory

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Introduction

Master Cat; or, The Booted Cat, better known as Puss in Boots, is a European fairy tale first written down by Italian author Giovanni Francesco Straparola in the 16th century. Since then the tale has been told and retold many times, and the character of the cat has appeared in modern stories as well as classics, including an appearance in the ballet The Sleeping Beauty by the composer Tchaikovsky. It is also one of the rare stories in literature where a cat is a helpful and kind creature.

As you read this story YOU are the master cat, and the choices you make will determine whether your tale ends up happily ever after. Good luck!

The Beginning

About five years ago your master, a miller, brought you to his house, a small mill. He had three sons, but his wife had died. The two older sons have never much cared for you, but the youngest, who is now about 18 years old, has always been kind to you.