Dan Wilkins and His Cat

by

Dan Wilkins and His Cat

Once upon a time, there was a poor orphan boy named Dan Wilkins who lived in a small village in the countryside. He was often very hungry. He had heard of a faraway place called London, where everyone was rich, and the streets were paved with gold. So, he decided to go there.

But when he arrived in London, there was no gold to be seen. Poor Dan was both disappointed and starving, so he sat down on the steps of a rich merchant’s house. The cruel cook who worked in the house tried to chase him away. But the merchant was a kind man, and he took pity on Dan and gave him a job in the kitchen. Even though the cook treated him badly and he had to sleep in a room full of rats and mice, he was very grateful for the merchant’s help.

Dan saved up all his money and bought a cat to get rid of the rats and mice. After that, his life became much easier, and he could sleep at night.

One day, the merchant, who was about to embark on a journey to the other side of the world, asked his household if there was anything they wanted him to take and sell. The only thing Dan owned was his cat, so he asked the merchant to take it along.

“I’ll see what I can get for it,” said the merchant.

And the merchant kept his word. He sold Dan’s cat to a king and queen who had a terrible rat problem in their castle. In return, they gave him an entire ship full of gold, which the merchant gave to Dan.

Dan was never hungry or poor again. He used his money wisely and never forgot his good friend, the merchant. When he grew up, he married the merchant’s daughter, and they lived happily ever after.


Wanna read more quick bedtime stories?

Read also:

Cody The Tickling Crocodile

Cody The Tickling Crocodile

https://youtu.be/HtjFIpYVV3o Watch more bedtime stories on our YouTube channel. In a lush and lively jungle, far from the reach of humans, lived a very unusual crocodile named Cody. Cody wasn’t like the other crocodiles who spent their time sunbathing by the riverbank...

Oliver’s Invisible Friend

Oliver’s Invisible Friend

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nh_mrVWZEk Watch more bedtime stories on our YouTube channel. Oliver was a boy with a sparkling imagination, but sometimes he felt a little lonely. His friends didn’t always understand his imaginative ideas, and his teachers thought he...

Sammy The Talking Sock

Sammy The Talking Sock

https://youtu.be/godRBm4e4QQ Watch more bedtime stories on our YouTube channel. In a cozy little house on the edge of town lived a very special sock named Sammy. Sammy wasn’t like the other socks in the drawer; he had the extraordinary ability to speak. Not only that,...