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<v Speaker 1>Catskin written by Flora Annie Steele. Once upon a time

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<v Speaker 1>there lived a gentleman who own't find lands and houses.

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<v Speaker 1>He wanted to have a son to be heir to them,

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<v Speaker 1>so when his wife gave birth to a daughter, he said,

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<v Speaker 1>let me never see her face. So she grew up

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<v Speaker 1>to be a beautiful girl, though her father never set

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<v Speaker 1>eyes on her till she was eighteen years old and

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<v Speaker 1>was ready to be married. Then her father said roughly,

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<v Speaker 1>she shall marry the first that comes for her. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>when this became known, who should come along and be first?

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<v Speaker 1>But an old man. So she didn't know what to do,

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<v Speaker 1>and went to the hen wife and asked her advice.

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<v Speaker 1>The hen wife said, say you will not marry him

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<v Speaker 1>unless they gave you a coat of silver cloth. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>they gave her a coat of silver cloth, But she

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<v Speaker 1>wouldn't marry him for all that, but went again to

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<v Speaker 1>the hen wife, who said, say you will not marry

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<v Speaker 1>him unless they gave you a coat of beaten gold.

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<v Speaker 1>Well they gave her a coat of beaten gold, but

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<v Speaker 1>still she would not marry the old man. She went

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<v Speaker 1>again to the hen wife, who said, say you will

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<v Speaker 1>not marry him unless they give you a coat made

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<v Speaker 1>of the feathers of all the birds of the air.

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<v Speaker 1>So they sent out a man with a great heap

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<v Speaker 1>of peas, and the man cried to all the birds

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<v Speaker 1>of the air, Each bird take a peet and put

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<v Speaker 1>down a feather. And they took all the feathers and

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<v Speaker 1>made a coat of them and gave it to her.

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<v Speaker 1>But still she would not marry the old man, but

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<v Speaker 1>asked the hen wife once again what she was to do,

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<v Speaker 1>And the hen wife said, say, they must first make

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<v Speaker 1>you a coat of cat's skin. Then they made her

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<v Speaker 1>a coat of cat's skin, and she put it on

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<v Speaker 1>and tied up her other coats into a bundle, and

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<v Speaker 1>when it was nighttime, ran away with it into the words.

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<v Speaker 1>Now she went along till add the end of the forest,

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<v Speaker 1>where she saw a fine castle. Then she hid her

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<v Speaker 1>fine dresses by a crystal waterfall and went up to

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<v Speaker 1>the castle gates and asked for work. The lady of

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<v Speaker 1>the castle saw her and told her, I'm sorry, I

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<v Speaker 1>have no better place, but if you like, you may

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<v Speaker 1>be our kitchen servant. So down she went into the kitchen,

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<v Speaker 1>and they called her cat's skin because of her dress.

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<v Speaker 1>But the cook was very cruel to her, and she

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<v Speaker 1>led sad life. Soon after that, it happened that the

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<v Speaker 1>young Lord of the castle came home and there was

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<v Speaker 1>to be a grand party in honor of the occasion.

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<v Speaker 1>And when they were speaking about it among the servants,

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<v Speaker 1>dear missus Kirk said, cat Skin, shall I go to

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<v Speaker 1>the party? What your dirty girl? Said the cook, You

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<v Speaker 1>go among all the fine lords and ladies with your

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<v Speaker 1>filthy cat skin? A fine figure you'd cut. And with

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<v Speaker 1>that she took a basin of water and dashed it

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<v Speaker 1>into cat's Skin's face. But Katskin only shook her ears

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<v Speaker 1>and said nothing. Now. When the day of the party arrived,

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<v Speaker 1>Katskin slipped out of the house and went to the

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<v Speaker 1>edge of the forest where she had hidden her dresses.

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<v Speaker 1>Then she bathed herself in a crystal waterfall and put

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<v Speaker 1>on her coat of silver cloth, and hastened away to

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<v Speaker 1>the ball. As soon as she entered, all were amazed

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<v Speaker 1>by her beauty and grace, while the young lord at

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<v Speaker 1>once lost his heart to her. He asked her to

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<v Speaker 1>be his partner for the first dance, and he would

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<v Speaker 1>dance with none other the live long night. When it

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<v Speaker 1>came to parting time, the young Lord said, please tell

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<v Speaker 1>me where you live. But Katskin curtsied and said, kind sir,

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<v Speaker 1>if the truth I must tell at the sign of

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<v Speaker 1>the basin of water, I dwell. Then she flew from

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<v Speaker 1>the castle and donned her catskin robe again and slipped

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<v Speaker 1>into the kitchen. Unbeknown to the cook. The young lord

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<v Speaker 1>went the very next day and searched for the sign

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<v Speaker 1>of the basin of water, but he could not find it.

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<v Speaker 1>So he went to his mother, the lady of the castle,

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<v Speaker 1>and declared he would red none other but the lady

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<v Speaker 1>of the silver dress, and would never rest till he

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<v Speaker 1>had found her. So another party was soon arranged in

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<v Speaker 1>hopes that the beautiful girl would appear again. So the

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<v Speaker 1>Catskin said to the cook, dear missus, cook, shall I

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<v Speaker 1>go to the party? The cook screamed out in a rage,

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<v Speaker 1>what you, dirty girl? You would cut a fine figure

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<v Speaker 1>among all the fine lords and ladies. And with that

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<v Speaker 1>she up with the laddle and broke it across Catskin's back.

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<v Speaker 1>But Catskin only shook her ears and ran off to

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<v Speaker 1>the forest, where first of all she bathed, and then

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<v Speaker 1>she put on her coat of beaten gold, and off

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<v Speaker 1>she went to the ballroom. As soon she entered, all

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<v Speaker 1>eyes were upon her, and the young Lord at once

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<v Speaker 1>recognized her as the Lady of the Basin of Water.

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<v Speaker 1>Her hand for the first dance, and did not leave

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<v Speaker 1>her till the last. When that came, he again asked

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<v Speaker 1>her where she lived, But all that she would say was,

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<v Speaker 1>kind sir, if the truth I must tell at the

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<v Speaker 1>sign of the broken laddle, LI dwell. And with that

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<v Speaker 1>she curtsied and flew from the ball off with her

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<v Speaker 1>golden robe, on with her catskin, and into the kitchen

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<v Speaker 1>without the cook. Snowing next day, when the young Lord

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<v Speaker 1>could not find where the sign of the broken laddle was,

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<v Speaker 1>he begged his mother to have another grand party so

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<v Speaker 1>that he might meet the beautiful maid once more. Then

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<v Speaker 1>Katskin said to the cook, oh, how I wish I

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<v Speaker 1>could go to the party. The cook called out, a

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<v Speaker 1>fine figure you It cut and broke the skimmer across

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<v Speaker 1>her head, But Katskin only shook her ears and went

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<v Speaker 1>off to the forest, where she first bathed in the

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<v Speaker 1>crystal spring, and then donned her coat of feathers, and

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<v Speaker 1>so off to the party room. When she entered, everyone

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<v Speaker 1>was surprised at so beautiful a face and formed rest

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<v Speaker 1>in so rich and rare address. But the young lord

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<v Speaker 1>at once recognized his beautiful sweetheart and would dance with

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<v Speaker 1>none but her the whole evening. When the ball came

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<v Speaker 1>to an end, he pressed her to tell him where

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<v Speaker 1>she lived, but all she would answer was, kind sir,

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<v Speaker 1>if the truth I must tell at the sign of

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<v Speaker 1>the broken skimmer, I dwell. And with that she curtsied

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<v Speaker 1>and was off to the forest. But this time the

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<v Speaker 1>young lord followed her and watched her change her fine

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<v Speaker 1>dress of feathers for her catskin dress, and then he

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<v Speaker 1>knew her for his own kitten servant. Next day he

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<v Speaker 1>went to his mother and told her that he wished

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<v Speaker 1>to marry the kitchen servant. Catskin never said, the lady

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<v Speaker 1>of the castle, never, so long as I live well.

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<v Speaker 1>The young lord was so grieved that he took to

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<v Speaker 1>his bed and was very ill. Indeed, the doctor tried

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<v Speaker 1>to cure him, but he would not take any medicine

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<v Speaker 1>unless from the hands of Catskin. At last, the doctor

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<v Speaker 1>went to the mother and said that her son would

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<v Speaker 1>die if she did not consent to his marriage with Catskin,

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<v Speaker 1>so she had to give way. Then she summoned Katskin

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<v Speaker 1>to her, and Katskin put on her coat of beaten

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<v Speaker 1>gold before she went to see the lady, and she

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<v Speaker 1>of course was overcome at once, and was only too

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<v Speaker 1>glad to wed her son to so beautiful a maid.

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<v Speaker 1>So they were married, and they lived happily ever after,