the
cat in a famous
nursery tale by this name. The story has many sources, but it is best known from
French writer Charles Perrault's tale Le Chat Botte (1697). The
cat is marvelously accomplished, and by
ready wit or ingenious tricks secures a fortune and royal wife for his
master, a penniless young miller, who passes under the name of the marquis
de Carabas.
—SHSBC Binder 1 Glossary