English Fairy Tales

entrance to a dark cave. He was a most terrific giant. His goggle eyes were as coals of fire, his countenance was grim and gruesome; his cheeks, like huge flitches of bacon, were co

his fearsome sight, Jack alighted from his horse and, putting on his coat of darkness, went close up to t

goodness! How the giant roared! It was like claps of thunder, and he began to lay about him with the knotted iron club, like one possessed. But Jack i

paved and roofed with freestone. At the upper end of this was an immense fireplace where hung an iron cauldron, the like of which, for size, Jack had never seen before. It was boiling and gave out a savoury steam; while beside it, on the right

ng him. "Art come, young man, to

but first tell me wherefore y

giants and are kept here and well nourished until such time as the m

, searching the giants' coffers, he divided the gold and silver equally amongst the captives as some