But the king was still driving spazieren with the Grafen and the princess, and came to the large field. "Who does the hay belong to?" asked the king - "The Herr Grafen" - cried all, as the tom cat had commanded them. - "Thou have a pretty piece of land, Herr Graf," said he. Thereafter they came to the large grain field: "Who does the grain belong to, you people?" - "The Herrn Grafen." - "Ei! Herr Graf! large, big estates!" - "Thereon to the forest: "who does the wood belong to, you people?" - "The Herrn Grafen." - The king was astonished even more and said: "Thou must be a rich man, Herr Graf, I do not believe, that I have such a magnificent forest." Finally they came to the palace, the tom cat stood on top of the stairs, and as the wagon stopped below, he sprang down, opened the door and said: "Herr King, thou comest to the palace of my Herr, the Graf, that this honors him and makes him happv his life day long." The king stepped out and marveled at the magnificent building, that was almost larger and more beautiful, than his own palace; but the Graf led the princess up the stairs into the hall, that was shimmering with gold and precious stones. Thereon the princess was promised to the Graf, and when the king died, he was king, but the booted tom cat became first minister.

Men kongen kørte stadig spazieren med Grafen og prinsessen og kom til den store mark. "Hvem tilhører høet?" spurgte kongen - "Herr Grafen" - græd alle, som Tomkatten havde befalet dem. - "Du har et smukt stykke jord, hr. Graf," sagde han. Derefter kom de til den store kornmark: "Hvem tilhører kornet, I mennesker?" - "Herrn Grafen." - "Ei! Herr Graf! store, store godser!" - "Derpå til skoven: "hvem tilhører skoven, I folk?" - "Herrn Grafen." - Kongen blev endnu mere forbavset og sagde: "Du må være en rig mand, hr. Graf, det gør jeg ikke. tro, at jeg har sådan en storslået skov." Til sidst kom de til paladset, tomkatten stod på toppen af ​​trappen, og da vognen standsede nedenfor, sprang han ned, åbnede døren og sagde: "Herr konge, du kommer til min Herr, Grafens palads, for at dette ærer ham og gør ham glad for sit liv hele dagen lang." Kongen trådte ud og undrede sig over den prægtige bygning, der næsten var større og smukkere end hans eget palads; men grafen førte prinsessen op ad trappen ind i hallen, der glitrede af guld og ædelstene.Derpå blev prinsessen lovet til grafen, og da kongen døde, var han konge, men den støvlede kat blev første minister.