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VIII . The Wedding Meanwhile , the king’s coach goes on along the road . Soon the king sees the ogre’s castle with its tall towers . “ What a lovely castle ! ” says the king . “ I want to see inside . ” In front of the castle there is a wooden bridge . The coach goes over the bridge . The horses make a lot of noise : clip , clop , clip , clop ! The cat hears the noise and runs out to meet the king . He bows very low , down to the ground . “ Welcome , Your Majesty , to the castle of my lord , the Marquis of Carabas ! ” “ What ? ” says the king . “ Is this castle yours too , my lord Marquis ? ” The young man opens his mouth . He does not know what to say . He looks at the cat , and the cat nods . “ There is nothing finer than this courtyard ! ” says the king . “ And what tall towers ! Let’s go in , please . ” The Marquis gives his hand to the princess . He helps her out of the coach . Then the two of them follow the king . The king goes up the castle stairs first . They go into a huge hall . In the hall there is a very long table full of food . There is everything ! There is meat , fish , white bread , fruit , cakes and lots of wine . Who is all this food for ? It is for the ogre’s friends . They are coming to see him today . But the friends come to the door and see the king’s coach . They are afraid , and they do not go in . They go home . So the king , the princess and the Marquis sit down at the table alone . They eat and drink . The king is very happy . He likes this Marquis very much . The Marquis is young , handsome , kind . . . and very rich ! The princess likes him very much too . She eats almost nothing . She only looks at the Marquis . She is madly in love . The king drinks a glass of wine . Then another . And another . After five or six glasses , the king looks at the Marquis and says : “ My lord Marquis , will you be my son - in - law ? It is up to you . ” “ Your son - in - law ? ” asks the Marquis . “ Yes . My daughter’s husband . ” The Marquis looks at the princess . The princess looks at him and goes red . Then the Marquis stands up . He bows to the king once , twice , three times . “ Yes , Your Majesty . It is a great honour for me . ” And that same day , the miller’s son marries the princess . And the cat ? The cat is now a great lord . He lives in the castle , sleeps on a soft bed and eats from gold plates . And the mice ? He does not hunt mice for food any more . He only runs after them now and then , just for fun . Sometimes the miller’s son thinks about the day the brothers shared out their father’s things . The mill for the oldest , the donkey for the second , and for him , only a cat . But that cat is worth more than all the mills in the world . And when he thinks about the muff , he laughs and laughs .
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