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The ogre received him as civilly as an ogre could do, and
invited him to sit down. "I have heard," said the cat, "that
you are able to change yourself into any kind of creature
that you have a mind to. You can, for example, transform
yourself into a lion, an elephant, or the like."
briskly (adv.):
enérgicamente
"That is true," answered the ogre very briskly;
"and to convince you, I shall now become a lion."

The cat was so terrified t the sight of a lion so near him
that he leaped onto the roof, which caused him even more
difficult , because his boots were of no use at all to him in
walking on the tiles. However, the ogre resumed his natural
form, and the cat came down, saying that he had been very
frightened indeed.

"I have further been told," said the cat, "that you can also
transform yourself into the smallest of animals, for example,
a rat or a mouse. But I can scarcely believe that. I must admit
to you that I think that that would be quite impossible."

astonished
(adj.):
asombrado

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