"Master Cat, or The Booted Cat", commonly known in English as "Puss in Boots", is an Italian and later European literary fairy tale about an anthropomorphic cat who uses trickery and deceit to gain power, wealth, and the hand of a princess in marriage for his penniless and low-born master. The oldest telling is by Italian author Giovanni Francesco Straparola, who included it in his The Facetious Nights of Straparola in XIV–XV. Another version was published in 1634 by Giambattista Basile with the title Cagliuso, and a tale was written in French at the close of the seventeenth century by Charles Perrault, a retired civil servant and member of the Académie française. There is a version written by Girolamo Morlini, from whom Straparola used various tales in The Facetious Nights of Straparola.
| Author | Giovanni Francesco Straparola, Giambattista Basile, Charles Perrault |
| Genre(s) | Literary fairy tale |
| Publication type | Fairy tale collection |
About Puss in Boots
This spin-off of the Shrek series follows an outlaw cat on his search for the mythical Golden Goose. Antonio Banderas reprises his role from Shrek 2 with Mike Myers and Eddie Murphy.
Achievement of Puss in Boots
The movie was originally going to be released direct to DVD. There are over thirty different types of felines in the film.
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Latest information about Puss in Boots updated on July 28 2021.
