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From: mike@erix.UUCP (Mike Williams)
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Subject: WITCH AND THE CAT
Message-ID: <717@erix.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 24-Jan-85 14:16:51 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan 24 14:16:51 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 30-Jan-85 05:18:26 EST
Organization: L M Ericsson, Stockholm, Sweden
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There was once an old ugly witch who was walking through the deep dark
woods with her cat. In the middle of the woods she met little toad who
said "I am a powerful Wizard, if you turn me back into human form I will
grant you one wish. The witch thought the risk worth taking, so she
recited the necessary spells, and bang! in front of her stood the wizard.

"OK", he said, "what is your wish?"

The witch thought for a bit and said, "Please make me young and beautiful!"

Poof! The witch became young and beautiful. The wizard was so pleased with the
result, and indeed happy at not being  a toad, that decided to grant her
another wish.

The witch thought agin for a few minutes and said, "Please turn my cat into
a young and beautiful prince".

The wizard waved his wand, and disapeared. There beside her was the required 
young and beautiful prince. The prince embraced the witch and told her how
much nicer it was to be a prince instead of a cat, "but", he said,
.
.

"What a pity you took me to the vet last week!"