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The Cat and the Fiddler

Story Stats

Rating: 5
Grade Level: 2, 3, 4, 5
Page count: 15

Author

Lloyd
Alexander

Appeared in

The Town Cats and Other Tales

Story Summary

A kindly but poor fiddler keeps his word to fiddle for the cat's ball even when it means turning down lucrative jobs. But his honor pays off when he is introduced to the Princess by her confidant, the cat who hired him to play for the ball.