# 027 - The Bramble-bush Man

An episode of [Puss in Boots, Jr., and the Good Gray Horse](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1859775504), 11 Dec 2025, 3:06.

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Join David Cory, the talented author of over 40 childrens books, as he brings to life another charming tale in the beloved Puss in Boots, Jr. series. Drawing inspiration from the rich tapestry of Italian folklore, this enchanting story is crafted for young readers around the second-grade level and up, making it a delightful adventure for early readers. Dive into a world of whimsy and wonder with Puss and his friends—perfect for sparking imagination and joy! Summary by Larry Wilson. This episode includes AI-generated content.

## Transcript

[0:00] Speaker 1: Chapter twenty seven of Puss and Boots Junior and the
[0:03] Speaker 1: Good Gray Horse. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox
[0:08] Speaker 1: recordings are in the public domain. For more information or
[0:12] Speaker 1: to volunteer, please visit LibriVox dot org. There once was
[0:19] Speaker 1: a man in a town, and he was wondrous. Wise
[0:23] Speaker 1: he jumped into a bramble push and scratched up both
[0:27] Speaker 1: his eyes, And when he found his eyes were out,
[0:31] Speaker 1: he cried with grief and pain, and jumped into another
[0:36] Speaker 1: push and scratched them in again. What's the man I'm
[0:40] Speaker 1: looking for, cried little Puss Junior. I wonder where he lives.
[0:46] Speaker 1: Maybe he can tell me where to find my father.
[0:50] Speaker 1: You hold your horse, what I asked the baker's wife,
[0:54] Speaker 1: said the farmer's pretty daughter. Pretty soon she came back
[0:57] Speaker 1: and said, he lives in a little house just outside
[1:01] Speaker 1: the town. It's not far from our place. So she
[1:06] Speaker 1: and Puss rode away, and she was mighty careful. Let
[1:10] Speaker 1: me tell you not to drop the package containing the
[1:14] Speaker 1: silk gown which Puss had given her. Well by and
[1:18] Speaker 1: by they came to the wise man's little house, surrounded
[1:23] Speaker 1: by a hedge of bramble bushes, but the wise man
[1:26] Speaker 1: himself was nowhere to be seen. Let's go round to
[1:30] Speaker 1: the barn, said the farmer's pretty daughter. It's milking time,
[1:34] Speaker 1: you know, And sure enough there they found him. Are
[1:38] Speaker 1: you the man who jumped into the bramble bush, asked Puss. Yes,
[1:43] Speaker 1: I am. But let me tell you something. They call
[1:47] Speaker 1: me a wise man, but I think a man who
[1:50] Speaker 1: jumps into a bramble bush is a silly goose. Then
[1:54] Speaker 1: all of a sudden, the bramble bush man exclaimed, goodness me,
[2:00] Speaker 1: I want no A cat who wore red top boots.
[2:03] Speaker 1: A good many years ago, they lived near here, a
[2:06] Speaker 1: miller who had three sons. When he died, he left
[2:10] Speaker 1: all his property to the two eldest, but to the
[2:13] Speaker 1: youngest only a cat. Well, this cat turned out to
[2:18] Speaker 1: be a most wonderful cat. Indeed, I heard that he
[2:23] Speaker 1: secured a magnificent castle for his young master, as well
[2:27] Speaker 1: as the hand of a lovely princess. Where does he live,
[2:32] Speaker 1: cried Puss in great excitement. That I cannot tell, replied
[2:37] Speaker 1: the bramble bush man, For I never heard where he
[2:40] Speaker 1: went after leaving here. Oh dear me, sighed little Puss junior.
[2:45] Speaker 1: Nobody knows where my father lives. Then he and the
[2:49] Speaker 1: farmer's pretty daughter rode away, And in the next story
[2:54] Speaker 1: you shall hear what happened at the old farmhouse. End
[2:58] Speaker 1: of chapter twenty seven. Recording by J. B.

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