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Stories - Children — Domingo's Cat. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
Once upon a time there was a man who was very poor. He was so poor that he had to sell one thing after not to get food to keep from starving. After a while there was nothing left, except a cat. He was very fond of his cat, and he said, Oh cat, let come what will, I will never part with you. I would rather starve. The cat replied, Oh good master domingo resting piece. You will never starve as long as you have me. I am going out into the world to make a fortune for us both. The cat went into the jungle and dug and dug. Every time he dug, he turned up silver pieces. The cat took a number of these home to his master so that he could purchase food. The rest of the pieces of silver, the cat carried to the king.
The next day, the cat dug up pieces of gold and carried them to the king. The next day, he carried pieces of diamonds. Where do you get these rich gifts? Oh he sent me such wonderful presents. Asked the king. The cat replied, He is my master domingo. Now the king had a beautiful daughter. He thought that this man domingo must be the richest man in the whole kingdom. He decided that his daughter should bury him at once. He made arrangements for the wedding through the cat. I haven't any closest to where at the wedding. The cat domingo, when the cat told him that he was to marry the daughter of the king. Never mind about that. Just leave it to me. Reply the cat. The cat went to the king and said,
Oh king, there has been a terrible fire in the tailor shop where they were making the wedding garments of my master domingo. The tailor and all of his assistants were burnt to death and the entire outfit of my master domingo was destroyed. Hasn't your majesty something which you could lend him to wear the wedding? The king sent the richest garments which his wardrobe afforded. Domingo was clothed and in state ready for the wedding. I have no palace to which to take my bride. Get domingo to the cat. Never mind. I'll see about it at once. Reply the cat. The cat went into the forest to the great castle where the giant went. He marched straight up to the big giant and sent. Oh giant, I wish to borrow your castle from a master domingo.
We did not be so kind as to lend it to me a little while. The giant was very much insulted. No indeed. I will not lend my castle to you or your master domingo or anybody else. He shouted in his most terrible voice. Very well then. Reply the cat. He changed the giant to a piece of bacon in the twinkling of an eye and devoured him on the spot. The palace of the giant was a very wonderful palace. There was one room deck with silver and one room deck with gold and one room deck with diamonds. A beautiful river flowed by the garden gate. As domingo's bride sailed down the river to the garden gate in the royal barge, they saw the cat seen in the window singing.
After that, they never saw him again. He disappeared in the jungle and went to make some other poor men reach. Perhaps who come your way someday? Who knows? King Saby. They say in Brazil. End of domingo's cat.
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