Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-09-14

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 even.
ing, when you may serve him UP for my
supper"
The giants wife carried the little boy
out into the yard and there turned over
him 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 ruin 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 tip in
the branches. eating big red apple.
The giant asked him to come down and
hand him some more apples, and he said,
This time | 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 bade 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 tip in
an empty room, where she felt sure he
would be safe. He looked about for
long time, seeking some way by which
to free himself. AT last he saw a very
small window tip in the ceiling of the
room. The walls Of the roors were very
high, and he felt that If he c. I'D 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 oy, but
presently he spied him sitting on the
ledge of the email window away up near
the ceiling
How did you get therel' said the
giant.
II 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, 81 climbed here by
piling eggs one on top of another, then
l climbed tip 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 reach YOU"
Then the little boy said, "You see that
large hook in the side of the wall? l
stood on chair and hung myself by my
coat to that hook. Then | kicked away
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 wiz, came in and found
him dead. Then she cried. for she loved
the cruel giant who was her husband.
Meantime, the little boy climbed down
and fed 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 I sent
you to bring mc;"
The little boy narrated all that had
happened to him. His father told him
that he had done very well for so small
a 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
well, and they all lived happy forever
after."-Ladics' World.