Dick Whittington and his Cat (5)

Dick Whittington and his Cat (5)

Not long after, Mr Fitzwarren had a ship ready to sail.

Dick heard the merchant asking everyone in the house if they wanted to send out anything on board his ship that they thought they could sell.

It was his custom to give his servants a chance to make their fortune.
  
The ship was going on a long voyage to the other side of the world and the captain would sell everything on the ship, so they could all make some money.

The servants all had something to send to the ship except Dick.
Oh, Poor Dick, what could he sell?
He had nothing to sell.

Then Miss Alice said, " I will provide something for him, " but her father told her that it must be something of his own.

Suddenly, a thought came to him

" Please sir, will you take my cat? "
" I have nothing but my cat, which I bought for a pennies. "

Everyone burst out laughing, but the merchant smiled and said:
" Yes Dick, I will, and all the money from her sale will go to you."

Dick fetched poor Puss.
There were tears in his eyes when he gave her to the ship's captain.

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