The little maid , having gratefully kissed the white paw of the old cat , set off for home ; but just as she got near her mother 's house the cock crowed , and quickly she turned towards it . Immediately a beautiful golden star appeared on her forehead , crowning her glossy black hair . At the same time the ass began to bray , but Lizina took care not to look over the fence into the field where the donkey was feeding . Her mother and sister , who were in front of their house , uttered cries of admiration and astonishment when they saw her , and their cries became still louder when Lizina , taking her handkerchief from her pocket , drew out also a handful of gold . For some days the mother and her two daughters lived very happily together , for Lizina had given them everything she had brought away except her golden clothing , for that would not come off , in spite of all the efforts of her sister , who was madly jealous of her good fortune . The golden star , too , could not be removed from her forehead . But all the gold pieces she drew from her pockets had found their way to her mother and sister . ' I will go now and see what I can get out of the pussies , ' said Peppina , the elder girl , one morning , as she took Lizina 's basket and fastened her pockets into her own skirt . ' I should like some of the cats ' gold for myself , ' she thought , as she left her mother 's house before the sun rose . The cat colony had not yet taken another servant , for they knew they could never get one to replace Lizina , whose loss they had not yet ceased to mourn . When they heard that Peppina was her sister , they all ran to meet her . ` She is not the least like her , ' the kittens whispered among themselves . ` Hush , be quiet ! ' the older cats said ; ` all servants can not be pretty . ' No , decidedly she was not at all like Lizina . Even the most reasonable and large-minded of the cats soon acknowledged that . The very first day she shut the kitchen door in the face of the tom-cats who used to enjoy watching Lizina at her work , and a young and mischievous cat who jumped in by the open kitchen window and alighted on the table got such a blow with the rolling-pin that he squalled for an hour . With every day that passed the household became more and more aware of its misfortune . The work was as badly done as the servant was surly and disagreeable ; in the corners of the rooms there were collected heaps of dust ; spiders ' webs hung from the ceilings and in front of the window-panes ; the beds were hardly ever made , and the feather beds , so beloved by the old and feeble cats , had never once been shaken since Lizina left the house . At Father Gatto 's next visit he found the whole colony in a state of uproar .
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