Speaker 1: Once upon a time there was a man who was
Speaker 1: very poor. He was so poor that he had to
Speaker 1: sell one thing after another to get food to keep
Speaker 1: from starving. After a while, there was nothing left except
Speaker 1: the cat. He was very fond of his cat, and
Speaker 1: he said, O cat, let come, what will I'll never
Speaker 1: part with you. I'd rather starve. The cat replied, oh, good,
Speaker 1: master Domingo, resting peace, you will never starve as long
Speaker 1: as you have me. I'm going out into the world
Speaker 1: to make a fortune for us both. The cat went
Speaker 1: into the jungle and dug and dug. Every time he dug,
Speaker 1: he turned up silver pieces. The cat took a numble
Speaker 1: these home to his master so that he could purchase food.
Speaker 1: The rest of the pieces of silver the cat carried
Speaker 1: to the king. The next day, the cat dugg got
Speaker 1: pieces of gold and carry them to the king. The
Speaker 1: next day he carried pieces of diamonds. Where do you
Speaker 1: get these rich gifts? Who is sending me such wonderful presents,
Speaker 1: asked the king. The cat replied, it is my master Domingo.
Speaker 1: Now the king had a beautiful daughter. He thought that
Speaker 1: this man Domingo must be the richest man in the
Speaker 1: whole kingdom. He decided that his daughter should marry him
Speaker 1: at once. He made arrangements for the wedding through the cat.
Speaker 1: I haven't any clothes to wear at the wedding, said
Speaker 1: Domingo when the cat told him that he was to
Speaker 1: marry the daughter of the king. Never mind about that,
Speaker 1: just leave it to me, reply the cat. The cat
Speaker 1: went to the king and said, oh, King, there has
Speaker 1: been a terrible fire in the tailor shop where they
Speaker 1: were making the wedding garments of my master Domingo. The
Speaker 1: tailor and all of his assistants were burned to death,
Speaker 1: and the entire outfit of my master Domingo was destroyed.
Speaker 1: Hasn't your majesty something which you could lend him to
Speaker 1: wear the wedding? The King sent the richest garments, which
Speaker 1: his wardrobe folded. Domingo was clothed in state, ready for
Speaker 1: the wedding. I have no palace to wish to take
Speaker 1: my bride, said Domingo to the cat. Never mind, I'll
Speaker 1: see about it at once, replied the cat. The cat
Speaker 1: went into the forest to the great castle where the
Speaker 1: giant dwelt. He marched straight up to the big giant
Speaker 1: and si O Giant I wish to borrow your castle
Speaker 1: from my master Domingo. Will you not be so kind
Speaker 1: as to lend it to me? A little while the
Speaker 1: giant was very much insulted. No, indeed, I will not
Speaker 1: lend my castle to you, or your master Domingo, or
Speaker 1: anybody else, he shouted in his most terrible voice. Very well, then,
Speaker 1: replied the cat. He changed the giant to a piece
Speaker 1: of bacon in the twinkling of an eye, and devoured
Speaker 1: him on the spot. The palace of the Giant was
Speaker 1: a very wonderful palace. There was one room decked with silver,
Speaker 1: and one room decked with gold, and one room decked
Speaker 1: with diamonds. A beautiful river flowed by the garden gate.
Speaker 1: As Domius's bride sailed down the river to the garden
Speaker 1: gate in the royal barge, they saw the cat seen
Speaker 1: in the window singing. After that they never saw him again.
Speaker 1: He disappeared in the jungle and went to make some
Speaker 1: other poor man rich. Perhaps he will come your way
Speaker 1: some day. Who knows? King sabby, they say in Brazil.
Speaker 1: End of Domingo's Cat