ReadOasis Step 3
(Part 5)
The King and Queen were delighted to get rid of this trouble so easily. They wanted the cat to be brought for them to look at. The captain called out: "Puss, puss!" and the cat ran and jumped upon his knee. He then held her out to the Queen, who was afraid to touch an animal that was able to kill so many rats and mice.
But the Queen saw how gentle the cat seemed, and how glad she was to be stroked by the captain, so she touched the cat, too. At last the Queen took the c...