Evening star., 1899-07-15

tHrec nOrSeS and three asses INTO In6
orchard again, and began to feed them.
About II o'clock he heard three terrible
roars that shook the apples off the bushes,
the horns on the cows and made the hair
stand up on Billy's head, and in comes a
frightful big giant. with six heads, and he
told Billy he had killed his brother yester-
day, but he would make him pay for 1t the
day You're too big" says he, "for one
Dlte and too small for two, and what will
/ do with your"
TN fight you," says Billy, swinging his
stick three times over his head, and turn
ing 1t into a sword, and giving him the
strength of a thousand men besides his
own.
The giant laughed at him, and says he,
How will l kill you-with swing by the
back, cut of the sword, or a square round
of boxing?"
With a swing by the back" says Billy"
If you cam
So both of them laid holds, and Billy
hfted the giant clean off the ground and,
ietchng him down again, sunk him in 1t UP to
the arnptts. "Oh, spare my life. ".says the
giant But Billy, taking up his sword, killed
mn MN ana cut out his tongues. 1t was even
ing by this time, and Billy drove home his
three goats, three cows, three horses and
three asses and what milk the cows gave
that night overfioWed all the vessels in the
nouse ana, running out, turned a rusty mill
thdt hadn Deen turned before for thirty
years IL the master was surprised seeing
Biily coming back the night before he was
ten times more surprised now.
Did you see anything in the orchard the
day.? says the gentleman.
Nothns worse nor myself" says Billy
W nat about my wages now?" says Billy.
wen, never mind about your wages"
says the gentleman, TIL the morrow for
think you'll hardly come back alive again. "
says he.
Well and good, Billy went to bed, and the
gentleman went to his bed, and when the
E'imt seimtleInan rose In the morning, says he to
Billy: L don't know what's wrong with two
OF the giants; only heard one crying last
night
Il don't know" says Billy; they must be
sick or something"
Well when Billy got his breakfast that
day again he set out to the orchard driving
before him the three goats, three cows
three horses and three asses, and, sure
enough, about the middle of the day he
hears three terrible roars again, and in
comes another giant, this one with twelve
heads on him; and if the other two were
frightful, surely this one was ten times
more so.
You villain, you," says he to Billy;
you killed my two brothers, and I'll have
my revenge on you now. Prepare til l kill
you, says he; you're too big for one bite,
your
tn fight you says Billy, shaping out
and winding the bit of stick three times
over his head. The giant laughed heartily
at the size of him, and says he:
What way do you prefer being killed? Is
1t with swing by the back cut of the
sword or square round of boxing?'
swing by the back says Billy. So
both of them again laid holds and NV
brave Billy lifts the giant clean off the
ground, and, fetching him down again. sunk
him down to his armpits in it.
"Oh. have mercy! Spare my lifer' says
the giant But Billy took his sword and,
killing him, cut out his tongues That even
ing he drove home his three goats three
COWS, three horses and three asses and the
milk OF the cows had to be turned into a
ub +
long and three miles broad and that Tough
mas been TILED with salmon and white trout
ever since. The gentleman wondered now
more than ever to see Billy back the third
day alive.
Did you see nothing in the orchard to-
day, Bflly?" says he
No, nothing worse nor myself" says
Billy.
We'll, that beats me- says the gentle
man.
What about my wages now?" saws Billy.
Wen, you're good, mindful boy that 1
couidn easy do without" says the gentle
man, ana IL give you any wages you ask
for the future"
The next morning says the gentleman to
13 Biiiy: II heard none of the giants crying
last night, however it comes | don't know
what has happened to them
be sick or something"
mnst NoT, ioo billy iyer says S the gentleman you
while go to see the fight
What fght?" says Billy.
Why says the gentleman its the
KING a s daughter is going to be devoured by
a fiery dragon, if the greatest fighter in the
land, that they have been feeding specially
1or the last three weeks isn't able to xiii
the dragon first. And if he's able to kill
daughter in MARRIAGE
THAT will be fine says Billy Billy
drove out his three goats, three cows, three
horses and three asses to the orchard that
ba ka of oil i
that day to see the fight with the man
ana the hery dragon Billy never witnessed
before They went in coaches and car
r1ages, on horses and jackasses, riding and
walking and crawling and creeping
My tight little fellow says a man that
was passing to Billy, why don't you come
to see the great fght?"
Il won't go" says Billy But when Pillv
found them all gone he saddled and bridled
the best black horse his master had and
put on the best suit of clothes he could get
tight after the rest. When Billy went there
ne saw the kings daughter with the whole
court about her on platform before the
castle, and he thought he never saw anv
thing half as beautiful, and the great war
r1or that was to fight the dragon was walk
ing up and down on the lawn before her
with man carrying his sword, and every
one in the whole country gathered there
looking at him. But when the fiery dragon
came up with twelve heads on him, and
every mouth of him splitting fire, and let
t"tlNe fodfS out OF MN, the warrior ran
away and hid himself up to the neck in a
well of water, and all they could do they
Couldn't get HIM to face the dragon Then
the king s daughter asked if there was no
one there to save her from the dragon and
get her in marriage. But no one stirred.
When Billy saw this he tied the belt of
the bulls hide around him, swung his stock
over his head and went in, and after a
terrible fight killed the dragon. Every
one then gathered about to find who the
stranger was. Billy jumped on his horse
and darted away sooner than let them
Know, but just as he was getting away the
Kings daughter pulled the shoe off his foot.
When the dragon was killed the warrior
that had hid in the well of water came
out, and cutting the heads off the dragon
he brought them to the king, and said that
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