other. Jack at last succeeded in twisting the giant's arm back around his head and when he had him in this fix he soon began to squeal and roar and Jack showed him no mercy. The giant roared for mercy and told Jack that if he would release him he would give him anything that he would ask for. Jack then let him go and the giant was delighted when his arm was free. Jack told the giant that he would like a rise of wages and the giant had nothing to do only give it to him. Jack then had a right time at the giants' castle for he only worked whenever he liked and the giant had to pay him his wages every Saturday night. Jack during all this time was very good to his mother at home and used to give her more than half of what he was earning from the giant. The matter was that the giant was getting very much afraid of Jack and he began to wonder what would be the

The giant was at the other end of the table and he was eating away for himself and he had his head down and was in terrible bad form, for he was tormented out of his wits with Jack. Jack ate away for a long time and every now and then he would put some food down in the bag. When he was finished eating he went over to the fire and sat down and the giant came over and sait down beside him. Jack had the bag in front of him full up of food. "Begor" said he to the giant "I ate too much" "I see that" said the giant "Hand me over that knife," said Jack to the giant. The giant handed him over the knife and then Jack said that he would show him a trick then. "What kind of a trick will it be?" said the giant. "I will show you what to do said Jack anytime you eat too much."

mind the child the giant started off on his journey.
After some time they came to a great plain where the giant was to fight the soldiers They were waiting for him, a whole regiment.
The giant took off the big overcoat and hung it on a tree. He drew out a mortial big sword and the battle began. The giant started to cut down the soldiers they very same as you'd be cutting corn. But before he had half of them killed he began to puff and blow because he was getting tired. Jack was watching all the time, and when he see that the giant was getting hard set he said he'd go and help the poor fellow. He felt in his pocket for the little dagger and begob he had it alright. So off he cuts and went into the fight to help the giant. Between their two they made short work of the soldiers in a short time. The giant never saw Jack at all; and when the battle won over, and all the soldiers killed, the giant

giant in a certain place that was killing all the people. Jack went to the castle and saw the giant lying in a corner outside and he fast asleep. He went up to him an looked at him for some time and then he saw that the club was beside him. So he took up the club and took it away two or three yards. Then he started pegging little bits of chips and stones at the giant. The giant awoke and says he "you saucy villain you've broken my rest, I'll broil you for my breakfast". So he began looking for the club. Jack took up the club and gave the giant a welt of it straight in the forehead. The giant staggered and when he did Jack gave him another blow and this time he killed him. So he went his way

the two giants & he started off & he travelled a great distance to where the two giants were & when he came upon them they were loading timber - taking trees up by the roots & loading them up upon a big wagon load & a dozen oxes drawing them. When Jack saw the two giants he go frightened & he got into an old hollow tree & remained there for some time & the giants came on to where he was & they had the load loaded by this time & one of the giants said that that would be very handy for kindling a fire & he took the old rotten tree & threw it up on top of the load & sat on it & the other giant got up to sat beside him but they were crushing Jack very heavily & he plunged his sword into a great big

head with wan hand and threw about two hundred yards from the place where they were standing. The giant stared at him for a long time without speaking at all. "Begor" says he at last "You are no joke whoever you are." Jack then told him who he was and why he was looking for work and all about himself. The giant then gave him a job but it was more or less through fear of him than anything else. Jack worked away with the giant for two or three months and the longer he stayed in the place the more the giant hated him. Wan day not long after Jack had started working with the giant he was in the stable doing something and the giants great big dog came in and was right behind Jack and Jack didn't see him at all. Jack was doing something with wan of the mangers and he had his back turned to the dog and

steed o' bells and suit for each day he took the sword which he used on the first giant and returned and 'swiped' the head of the second giant. He then put the sword where he got it in the castle and proceeded homewards in the evening with his herds. All things happened as on the previous evening, but at supper there was only the roar of one giant heard. The master now was more surprised than ever at this. "Last night" he said, "there was one giant missing and tonight there are two. Where can they be." "Maybe he is gone to look for the first giant" said the boy carelessly "and he as not yet found him."
Next morning he set out with his herds again and all happened as on the previous days - but the third giant had two heads instead of one and this giant said to the boy that he would not avenge

So they went into the castle & the giant said "if your as good a man as that you'll be able for take as many bowls of soup as me" so Jack was greatly troubled how he'd get to manage to take as many bowls of soup as the giant but he got a sheep skin & put it under his clothes & instead of letting the soup down his throat he let it into the sheep skin & in that way he done away with more bowls of soup than the giant but the giant wasn't able to take any more & he complained about being very heavy & very full but says Jack "I have a way of relieving myself" so he drew out his sword & put it into the bottom of the sheep skin & ripped it up along & let the whole thing out upon the floor & the giant said "Could you

do that for me" "Oh yes" says Jack " I can easily" so Jack put his sword in the giants stomach & let his guts out. So he took off the giants scalp & he brought it home to the King & the young lady had a great welcome for him & praised him & was more attentive to him than ever but the king was in more trouble now to see how he would get rid of Jack so he went for his grand adviser again to see what would they do with him & they told him that there was two other giants further away again & that he should send Jack to capture the two other giants so he sent for Jack & told him about the two other giants & Jack gladly accepted the offer to off to kill

there was hunts and everything like that and he was after the hunt and he had a fine time but this day he went into an old giants place and he met the ould giant and the old giant was going to devour him and he run at a fig tree and pulled it up but Jack pulled out his belt and said "stretch belt stretch belt and sweep the head off of him" and no sooner said than it was done so Jack went down to the giants place and locked up servants and horses and everything that he seen and came on up to his masters land and brought home the cows and milked them and had everything ready so the next day he went on with the cattle again and there was a desperate row about the giant being kilt

hit him with them. they are sure to hit him sometime and then when he is knocked senseless in the bottom of the well heap plenty of them down on top of him" "Begor" says the giant "that is a very good idea. I'll go home and do it immediately." The giant thanked the ould witch and then he went home. When he got there he found Jack in the stable and he lying down on the broad of his back having a rest for himself. The giant looked at him for some time and then says he "Have you nothing to do?" I'm doing enough" says Jack "for what I'm getting for it." "Do you want another rise of pay" says he to Jack. "It couldn't do me a bit of harm." says Jack. The giant give him more money, and then he went in to his supper. Jack was delighted with himself when he knew that he had the upper hand of the giant.

off with the cows to his master's farm. The cows were let in on the farm and then in on the giant's land, and Jack went in after them. And scarcely had he done so when the ground shook under him with the terrible roaring, and lo! Jack saw tearing down the lawn an enormous, mortial giant, with three heads on him.
"Well," said Jack, "I'm doomed to-day anyhow. God bless us!" But he thought of his little dagger, and took it out of his pocket.
"Ho! Ho! Jack the giant killer", said the giant, "you killed my two brothers and I'll kill you now."
"If you do", says Jack, "you will have to earn it" going for the giant and cutting off wan of his heads with the first blow. The giant fell, and before he recovered Jack cut off another head. The giant begged for mercy and told him he would forgive him for killing his two brothers, and that he would give him the keys of his treasure and a milk-white mare into the bargain.
The giant handed over the keys to Jack and then Jack finished him by cutting off

went up to him and says he. "I don't want and of your old guff but the king sent me here for three bags of oats and that's all I want."
The giant drew his sword and made a charge at Jack but Jack went back for his walking-stick. He then went towards the giant and they fought a great duel, but after a time Jack got the better of him and laid him out with his walking-stick. But all Jack's troubles weren't over yet. When he had he giant laid out, out comes another big giant with two heads, and saw the other giant lying dead on the ground, and got furious. "you have killed my brother, but by my song you won't kill me." So himself and Jack started to fight and the like of it was never seen in the three

When the giant had wholloped the balk of timber three times thinking of course it was Jack he went away quite satisfied with himself.The next morning Jack came down to breakfast the very same as if nothing had happened. The giant was surprised you may be sure when he saw Jack alive and well, and he looked at Jack for a long time. Says Jack to him "you seem surprised to see me", "I'm not surprised", says the giant, "but I thought something happened you last night, did you sleep well?", "I did" says Jack "but a rat ran over me bed in the middle of the night and gave me a few swipes of his tail". The giant was greatly surprised when he heard this. So they sat down to breakfast. The giant had

not to come any nearer for fear of the giant. Jack stood where he was and it wasn't long until he saw the giant appearing with a gun and a dog, the very same as if he was going out to hunt. Jack hid until the giant was gone. Jack then went into the princess and she began telling him all about the giant. She said she was on very friendly terms with him and that it was the best way to be and that he likes her the more on account of her being like that and told her all his secrets. He told her that he had nine wives and he kept them all under the hearthstone. Jack told her all about how he came there and how the water dog helped him and all

Jack then went and lifted up the hearthstone but he couldn't find the giants lives under it. So Jack told her that she would have to be more friendly with the giant.Jack slept in and outhouse that night and the giant never knew he was in the place at all. The next morning the giant went off again for to shoot and Jack asked the princess did she find out any more about the giant. She said he told her that his lives were in an egg that was in a duck that was living in a tree over the well.Jack went to the well and he saw the duck up in the tree over it but he wondered greatly how he could manage to get the egg.

a plan for to capture a tremendous giant that was farther away in the wood & they would take his part so he started to attack the giant & he went into the wood till he came to where the giant was & the giant saw Jack & he made for him & he said "fee fah fum I smell the blood of an Irishman whether he is dead or alive I'll have his bones for my stepping stones & his blood for any morning draught". "Oh" says Jack "be aisy don't do away with me altogether. Give me a chance". "What chance to you want" "I want a chance of a feat of skill" he says "I believe you are a great champion" "Yes" he says "I am" "Now says he "tell me what you can do".

opening under where one of the giants was sitting & the giant said "don't do that anymore" & with that Jack gave him another dig & the two giants began to fight each other & they fought for a long time & they both got very tired & they lay down & Jack got out intending to get away but he drew his sword & cut the two giants heads off & put them on the wagon & he drove timber & all home to the kings palace. After that the king was still more anxious to get rid of Jack & he got his grand advisers to know how they could get rid of him & they told him the only way they could do it was to send him to fight another king & that he surely wouldn't be able to get back & Jack gladly accepted the offer to go to war with the other king

The Black Thief came on to the castle this night and demanded his supper. The old woman who was cooking for the giant said that if the giant found him he would eat him. She was cooking a bullock for the giant's supper.
Bee gonnies it wasn't long until they heard the giant coming. She hid as best she could in a cupboard or in an oven.
The giant sat down and picked the bullock clean until there was nothing left save his bones.
Fí fá fum, I smell the blood of

After a few seconds he laid down the dog on the ground as dead as ever a dog was in all his life. Jack looked at the giant and the giant looked at him. They looked at each other for a long time without speaking and wan of them was just as wicked looking as the other. The giant at last began to approach slowly towards Jack and begor Jack moved slowly moved towards him. "Why did you kill my dog?" said the giant to him and he spoke in a very strange voice "Why did you allow him to bite me and then stand in the door and laugh at me!" said Jack. There wasn't another word spoken on either side. They rushed at each other and they started to fight and I'm telling you that was some fight. They fought like two enraged wild animals and they kept at it for a long time. It was a very fierce battle and wan of them was almost as good as the