The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1860-06-28
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
LORD PETER.
\ FAIRY TALE.

The following IS the original of the well
known fairy story, more familiar TO US in yer.
sion as !" Puss In Boots"
Once on a time there was a poor couple,
and they had nothing in the world but three
sons. What the names the two elder had
| can't say. but the Youngest was called Peter.
SO when their father and mother died the
sons were to share VIVA was left, but there
was nothing buta poFndge-pot, a griddle and
a cat.
The eldest, who was to have the first choice,
took the pot; = for" said he, :. whenever I
END the pot TO any one to boil p~orridge, | can
always get leave TO scrape IT.
The second took the griddle; for" said
he g whenever | lend it to any one I'll always
get a morsel of dough TO make n hammock"
But the youngest, he had no choice left
him; if he was to choose anything 1t must be
the Cat.
We'll ~ said he, " If | lend the cat to any
one | shan't get much by that; for if pussy
gets a drop of milk she will want it all her.
self. Still, I'd best take her along with me
| shouldn't like her togo about here and
starve."
So the brothers went out into the world TO
try their luck. and each took his own way
but when the youngest had gone a while, the
Cat said
Now you shall have a good turn. because
you wouldn't let me stay behind IN the old
cottage and starve. Now I'm off to the
woods to lay holG of a fine fat head of game,
and then you must go 70 the kings palace
that you see yonder, and say you have come
with a little present for the king; and when
he asks who sends it you must say, Why,
who should it be from but Lord Peter"
Well Peter hadn't waited long before she
came back with a fine reindeer from the
wood; she had jumped up on the reindeer's
head, between his horns. and said, - If you
dont go straight to the kings palace I'll claw
your eyes out"
So the reindeer had to 90 whether he liked
II or no.
And when Peter got to the palace he went
into the kitchen with the deer and said
Z. Here I'm come with a little present for the
king, if he won't despise it."
Then the king went out into the kitchen,
and when he saw the fine, plump reindeer he
was very glad
s. But, my dear friend" he said, who in
the world IS It that sends me such a fine and
beautiful gift 2"
"Oh :" said Peter, " who should have sent
it but Lord Peter"
Lord Peter ! Lord Peter :" said the king.
IS Pray tell me where he lives" for he thought
it "a shame not to know so great a man. But
that was Just what the lad wouldn't tell him;
he daren't do ii, he said, because his master
had forbidden him.
So the King gave him u good bit of money
TO drink his health, and babe him be sure and
say ali kinds of pretty things, and many
thanks to his master for the present when he
got home.
Next day the Cat went again into the
wood, and jumped on a red deer's mead, and
sat between his horns, and forced him to go
to the palace. Then Peter went again into
the kitchen, and said he was come with a
little present for the king, if ne would be
pleased to take it. And he King VAS still
more glad to get the red deer than he had
been to get the reindeer, and asked him who
it was that sent so fine Il present
why, it's Lord Peter, of course" said the
lad; but when the king wanted to know
where Lord Peter lived he got the same an
swer as tie day before; and this day, too, he
gave Peter a lump of money to drink his
health with.
The third day the Cat came with an elk.
And so when Peter got into the palace kitch-
and said he had a little present for the
king, if he'd be pleased to take it, the king
came out at once into the kitchen, and when
he saw the grand big elk he was so glad and
pleased that he scarce knew which leg to
stand on; and this day, too, he gave Peter
many, many more dollars-at least a hum
dred. He wished now, once for all, to know
this Lord Peter lived, and asked and
asked about this thing and that, but the lad
said he daren't say, for his masters sake, who
had strictly forbidden him to tell.
We'll, them" said the king, " beg Lord
Peter to come and see me-"
Yes, the lad would take that message but
when Peter got INTO the yard again, and met
the Cat, he said -
"A pretty scrape you've got me into now,
for here's the king, who wants me to come
and see him, and you know I've nothing to
go in but these rags stand and walk In"
oh. don't be afraid of that" said the Cat;
"a in three DAYS you shall have coach and
horses. and fine clothes, so that the gold falls
from them, and then you may go and see the
king very well. But mind, whatever you see
in the kings palace, you must say you have
far finer snd grander things of your own-
Don't forget that"
No, no, Peter would bear that in mind;
never fear.
So when three days were over, the Cat
came with the coach and horses, and clothes,
all that Peter wanted and altogether 1t
was as grand as anything you ever set your
eyes on; so off he set, and the Cat ran along
side the coach. The king met him well and
yraciously, but whatever the king offered to
him, and whatever he showed him, Peter
said twas all very well, but he had far finer
and better things in his own house. The
King seemed not quite to believe this, but
Peter stuck to what he said. and OF last the
king got so angry that he couldn't bear 1t
any longer.
= Now, I'll 20 home with you" he said,
and see If il be true what you have been tel
ling me, that you have far finer and better