By Charles Perrault
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Then the cat laid the rabbit down before the king and said, "Your Majesty, here is a rabbit. It is a gift from my master, the Marquis of Carabas. My master wanted me to present this gift to you, O Great King."

"Tell your master," said the king, "that I accept his present. And tell him that I am very thankful indeed."

Illustration by Carl Offterdinger

A few days later, the ca...