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THERE was a miller who had three sons, and when he died he divided what he pos- sessed among them in the following manner: ---Не gave his mill to the eldest, his ass to                     the second, and his cat to the youngest. Each of the brothers accordingly took what belonged to him without the help of an                     attorney, who would soon have brought their little fortune to nothing in law-expenses. The poor young fellow who had nothing but the cat complained that he was hardly used : “My brothers," said he, “by join-                     ing their stocks together, may do very well                      in the world; but for me, when I have eaten                      my cat, and made a fur-cap of his skin, I                      may soon die of hunger!" The cat, which all this time sat listening just inside the door of a cupboard, now ventured to come out, and addressed him as follows: "Do not thus afflict yourself, my good                     master; you have only to give me a bag,                      and get a pair of boots made for me, so                      that I may scamper through the dirt and                      the brambles, and you shall see that you are                      not so ill provided for as you imagine.”                        Though the cat's master did not much