That night, the peddler was roused from his deep slumber by a peculiar scratching noise. He quickly lit the lamp near his bed and was astonished by what he saw.

There, on the floor, moving about was the very same kettle he had purchased that day. But it was no longer quite the same. It had sprouted four furry legs, a big bushy tail, and now had a striped furry head with short white whiskers!