Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-09-07

least hand me some OF the apples which
belong to me. Bring me some apples
and put them in my hand and you may
remain in the tree" The giant spoke
more kindly, so the little boy being less
frightened did as he was told, but as he
reached sorpe apples out to the giant
the latter quickly seized him in one great
hand and shut him UP in the game-bag
which hung from his girdle.
The little fellow did not like being
stuffed down among the various kinds of
birds and other small animals which the
giant had taken while out hunting, but
he could not help himself and so had to
lie still until the giant opened the bag
when he reached his own home. Then
the giant lifted the little boy out of the
bag and handed him to his wife, saying,
There, keep this boy safe until evep-
ing, when you may serve Him up for NY
supper
The giants wife carried the little boy
out into the yard and there turned over
him a large basket, but although so
young, the little boy was very cunning,
and he soon lifted the basket on one side,
and crawling out, quickly made his es-
cape.
When the giant returned and called for
his supper, lie was very angry on finding
that the little boy had run away. He
Immediately walked off over the fields
to the great apple tree, for he felt pretty
sure he would find the little boy there.
Sure enough there he was high up in
the branches, eating a big red apple.
The giant asked him to come down and
hand him some more apples, and he said,
This time I will not touch you" At
first the little boy was frightened, but
finally he trusted to the good promises of
the giant and climbed down towards
him. AS soon as he came within reach
of the latter he was caught with no
gentle hand and again carried back in the
bag The giant now babe his wife very
sternly to be sure that the little fellow
should not escape, and said to her, "To-
morrow night you may serve him up for
my supper"
The woman locked the little boy up in
an empty room, where she felt sure he
would be safe. He looked about for a
long time, seeking some way by which
to free himself. At last he saw very
small window up in the ceiling of the
room. The walls of the room were very
high, and he felt that if ne could get to
this window perhaps the giant could not
reach him.
Next day the giant looked into the
room to see that all was secure, and at
first he could not see the little boy, but
presently he spied him sitting on the
ledge of the small window away up near
the ceiling.
How did you get there?" said the
giant
81 put one chair on top of another"
said the little boy.
The giant tried this plan, but he was
very clumsy, and when he attempted to
step on the chairs they slipped and he
fell to the floor. Then in very stern
voice he ordered the little boy to tell him
how he reached that high window.
The little boy said, Il climbed here by
piling eggs one on top of another, then
l climbed up the stack of eggs"
The giant tried this plan, but of course
the eggs would not stay one on top of
another, but rolled off over the floor.
He was very angry by this time and said,
you must tell me, or | will surely kill
you when I reach you
Then the little boy said, ''You see that
large hook in the side of the wall? |
stood on a chair and hung myself by my
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the chair, and that made it possible for
ME to Jump from the hook to this win
dow
Then the giant followed this plan,
and of course when he kicked away the
chair. according to the directions of the
little boy, he was hung by the hook and
choked to DEATH
BY and bye his wife camein and found
him dead Then she cried, for she loved
the cruel giant who was her husband.
Meantime the little boy climbed down
and fled away to his fathers shop. He
had been gone almost two days, and his
father was much troubled. He said,
why, where have you been, my little
son? Where is the fresh water | sent
you to bring me?"
The little boy narrated all that had
happened to him. His father told him
that he had done very we'll for so small
boy, but that he had better not NEEDLE
again with other peoples property or try
any more strange adventures. Then he
took him home to his mother, who had
been weeping these two days. She re-
joiced over having him back safe and
we'll, and they all lived happy forever
after. "-Lddies' World.
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