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at t tia l Jack Res . Ini The Giant cometh Cormoran c arrye th o ff his Booty
h nitial Panick of t e Shepherd . I By Stratagem of a Pi t J ack killeth the Giant Cormoran The Jus tices present unto Jack a Sword and Belt
A t t o ut itial Gian looke h for Jack . In The deceitful Civili ty of the W elsh Giant He partake th of his Pudding with Jack
I ifia l Jack measure th W ith the Legs o f a Giant . zz Jack alarme th hi s Three - headed Uncle Jack delivereth the Lady from the Enchanter The Illustra tions .
Jack is dubbed a ! night by ! in g Arthur
t b itial He is accou red y Ladies . In He discovereth a Gian t above the Trees
t the t r t ! n t Jack slaye h Gian , and delive e h a igh and
’ a tt t t the a t itia J ck se e h his foo on Gi n s neck . In l
’ The Giant s Brother awaite th his return The ! night and his Lady than k Jack for their delivery Jack release th the captive Ladies A pale Herald in terrupte th the Feast
St ta The ra gem of Jack W ith the Giant Thun dcl
t t an d dra e th o ut the Jack make h spor of Him, gg Him of His Head goeth to Court
L the ! i i The ady of night. In t al T he Gian t Galligantus Jack passeth the Fiery Griffins Destruction of Galligan tus
t w Jack goe h ith Company to Court
slake th t at he Jack his Thirs t en d of his Labours THE STORY
of
J ac k a n d t he G i a n t s .
U R IN G the reign of good King
Arthur there liv ed in the l County of Cornwa l , near to
’ L E n d E the and s of ngland,
a wealthy farmer, who had an
only son nam ed Jack . Jack
was a brisk boy , and of a ready
W it ! he took great delight in hearing stories of Giants and F airies, and used to listen eagerly while any old woman told him of the great deeds of the brave
’ Knights of King Arthur s Round Table . When Jack was sent to take care of the sheep and oxen
B D The o h M u I Giant f t e o nt .
in the fields, he used to amuse himself with planning battles and sieges, and the means to conquer or surprise a foe . He was above the common sports of children ! but hardly any one could equal him at wrestling ! or if he met with a match for himself in strength , his skill and address always made him the ! ictor .
In those days the Mount of Cornwall was kept by a
u huge and monstro s Giant, eighteen feet in height, and about
u three yards in compass , of a fierce and grim co ntenance , the terror of all the neighbouring towns and ! illages . He dwelt I H is Depredations . 3
in a cave in the middle of the Mount ! and he was such a selfish monster that he would not suffer any one to liv e near
’ him . He fed on other men s cattle , which often became his
v prey ! for whensoever he wanted food , he would wade o er
t to the mainland , where he would furnish himself wi h what ever came in his way .
A N 1 c seized the inhabitants at his
approach, they forsook their
habitations, and took flight, ‘ while the Giant seized upon
their cattle, making nothing
of carrying half- a- dozen oxen
on his back at a time ! and
as for their sheep and hogs, he would tie them by dozens . round his waist . This course he h ad followed for many years , so that a great part of the county was impov erished by his depredations . Jack resolved to kill this monster ! and taking with him
v u a horn , a shovel, and a pickaxe, he went o er to the Mo nt I ac i it or Him 4. j k d gg etb a P f .
’ v in the beginning of a dark winter s e ening , when he fell to
- work , and before morning had dug a pit twenty two feet
v v deep , and nearly as broad, and had co ered it o er with long sticks and straw . Then strewin g a little mould upon it, he made it appear like plain ground . Then Jack placed the horn to his mouth , and blew with all his might such a loud
v tanti y, that the Giant awoke and rushed towards Jack , ex claiming
! Yo u v saucy illain , why are you come here to disturb ! my rest you shall pay dearly for this . I will take you home, ” and broil you whole for my breakfast .
He had no sooner uttered this cruel threat, than , tum
bling into the pit, he made the very foundations of the Mount
to shake . Oh ! , oh , Mr . Giant, said Jack, where are you now do yo u think now of broiling me for your breakfast ! will
” nothin g else serv e you but poor Jack ! l e Thus did litt e Jack torm nt the big Giant, as a cat does a mouse when she knows it cannot escape ! and when he had
v v tired of that amusement, he ga e the monster a hea y blow ’ H e is trapped and hilloa . I 5
r u with a pickaxe on the ve y crown of his head, which t mbled him down , and killed him on the spot . When Jack saw l that the Giant was dead , he fil ed up the pit with earth , and went to search the cave, which he found contained much treasure . Jack then made haste back to rejoice his friends with the
’ news of the Giant s death .
Now, when the justices of Cornwall heard of this valiant w action , they sent for Jack, and declared that he should al ays be called
fl ack the M ai n2m m and they also gave him a magnificent sword and an embroidered belt, upon which was emblazoned, in letters of go ld,
This is the v aliant Cornish man
W ho slew the Gia nt Cormora n . ’ I 6 The Giant Bla n a er hor e
The news of Jack ’ s victory soon spread over all the west E B of ngland ! so that another Giant, named lunderbore,
o f v hearing it, vowed to be re enged on Jack, if ever it was his fortune to light o n him . This Giant kept an enchanted castle , situated in the midst of a lonely wood .
Now Jack , about four months after his last exploit, l riding near this cast e in his journey towards Wales , being weary , lay down near a pleasant fountain in the wood, and quickly fell asleep . Presently the Giant, coming to the
u fo ntain for water, discovered him ! and as the lines written on the belt shewed who he was , he immediately took Jack on his shoulders, and carried him towards his castle . Now, as they passed through a thicket, the rustling of the boughs awakened Jack, who was terribly frightened to find himself in
u B Ye t the cl tches of lunderbore . this was nothing to his fright
r f soon afte for when they reached the castle, he beheld the loor covered all over with skulls and bones of men and women .
The Giant took him into a large room , where lay the limbs of persons that had been lately killed ! and he told
’ Jack, with a horrid grin , that men s hearts, eaten with pepper ’ In v iteth a Friona to eat j ach. I 7
v u and inegar, were his nicest food, and that he tho ght he
should make a dainty meal on his . When he had said this , he locked Jack up in the room , while he went to fetch another
’ v o fl Giant, who li ed in the same wood, to enjoy a dinner poor
Jack . l Whi e he was away, Jack heard dreadful shrieks , and
groans, and cries, from many parts of the castle ! and soon after he heard a mournful voice repeat these lines !
Haste v aliant Stran er haste a wa , g , y ,
’ L est ou heeome the ian s y G t prey .
’ On his return he ll hring another
Still more sav age tha n his Mother!
A horrid cruel monst who , er, ,
Be ore he hills will t orture o f , y u.
Oh v aliant Stran er ! haste a wa , g y
’ ’ Or ou ll heroin e the i y se G ants prey .
This warning was so shocking to poor Jack, that he was
. an d ready to go mad He ran to the window, saw the two I 8 a eh st ra n leth the Two y g ,
Giants coming along arm in arm . This window was right ov er the gates of the castle .
! ” ! Now, thought Jack, either my death or freedom is
” at hand .
Now there were two strong cords in the room . Jack made a large noose with a slip — knot at the ends of both these ! and as the Giants were coming through the iron gates , he threw the ropes over their heads . He then made the other ends fast to a beam in the ceiling , and pulled with all his might till he had almost strangled them . When he saw that they were both quite black in the face , and had not the least strength left, he drew his sword, and slid down the ropes ! he then killed the Giants , and thus saved himself from him the cruel death they meant to put to . Jack next took a great bunch of keys from the pocket B of lunderbore, and went into the castle again . He made a strict search through all the rooms ! and in them found three ladies tied up by the hair of their heads , and almost starved to death . They told him that their husbands had been killed by the Giants, who had then condemned them
’ ’ hle —H ea a ea h a 2 0 The Dou W els m n .
v ery civilly, for he was a Welsh Giant, and all the mischief he did was done under a show of friendship . Jack told him he was a benighted traveller, when the monster bade Jack
u welcome, and led him into a room where he co ld pass the
But u night . tho gh he was weary he could not sleep , for he heard the Giant walking backward and forward in the next room, saying ,
Thou h here ou lod e with me this ni ht g y g g ,
You sha ll not see the morning-light !
’ JW l h l ush o a n y e uh s a l a y ur hr i s out ! uite .
! ” Say yo u so quoth Jack ! that is like one of your ” Welsh tricks .
Then getting out of bed, Jack groped about the room , and at last found a billet of wood ! he laid it in his place in the bed, and hid himself in a corner of the room . In the middle of the night the Giant came with his great club , and struck many heavy blows on the bed , in the very place where Jack had laid the billet ! and then went to his own
’ room , thinking he had broken all Jack s bones .
n th hi fetch eoz e e m . 2 3
Early in the morning Jack walked into the Giant’ s room
to thank him for his lodging . The Giant started when he
saw him , and began to stammer out,
n ! Did Pray, how did you sleep last ight you hear or see any thing in the dead of the night ! ”
” Nothing worth speaking of, said j ack, carelessly ! a
v rat, I believe , ga e me three or four flaps with its tail , but
” I soon went to sleep agai n .
two The Giant did not answer a word , but brought in
- bowls of hasty pudding for their breakfasts . Jack wanted ’ ’ h T c o the Pua a in . 2 4. T e ri h f g
to make the Giant believe that he could eat as much as him
self, so he contrived to button a leathern bag inside his coat, e m and slipp d the pudding into the bag instead of his outh .
a When breakf st was over, he said to the Giant, I will
! o ff shew you a fine trick I could cut my head one minute, ” But and put it on sound the next . see here 1
He then took a knife, ripped up the bag , and all the pudding fell on the floor . O dds splutter hur nails, cried the Giant, who was
” hurself1 ashamed to be outdone by Jack, hur can do that
So he snatched up the knife , plunged it into his stomach,
and in a moment dropped down dead .
u Jack having thus o twitted the monster, went further on his journey . ’ j a eh ni eeteth with a Prince . 2 5
PART THE SEC O ND.
A C K travelled on until he met with King
’ u n Arth r s only son , who was seeki g all through Wales for a very beautiful
lady that was enchanted . Jack asked
’ leav e to be the Prince s attendant, and
the Prince granted his request .
’ After a long day s journey , when
night drew on, the Prince was anxious
, to secure a lodging , but they had no means to hire one for both the Prince and Jack had spent all their money ! but 2 6 ! h his Th —h a U c isitet ree e ded n le ,
a huge and monstrous Giant,
’ with three heads ! he ll fight
fiv e hundred men in armour, and make them flee before
” him . ! ” Alas quoth the Prince , what shall we do there !
’ he ll certainly chop us up at
a mouthful . Nay, we are scarce enough to fill his hol
” lo w tooth .
It is no matter for that,
quoth Jack ! I myself will
go before, and prepare the way for you ! therefore tarry
” and wait till I return .
" o fl Jack then rode full speed, and coming to the gate of the castle, he knocked so loud that the echo from the neighbouring hills resounded like thunder . ’ ! ” The Giant, terribly vexed , roared out, Who s there
’ 8 ht in 2 O a eth a rare dress and swor a .
o ut ward on his journey, as he would then be pretty well of the smell of the Giant . Jack then returned , and liberated
v v the Giant from the ault, who asked what he should gi e him for sav ing the castle .
” ! Why, quoth Jack , I desire nothing but the old coat
and cap , together with the old rusty sword and slippers which
’ are at your bed s head .
! uoth the Giant , Thou shalt have them ! and pray k l eep them for my sake, for they are things of exce lent
! use the coat will keep you invisible, the cap will furnish
o u w y ith knowledge, the sword cuts asunder whatever you strike , and the shoes are of extraordinary swiftness . These
! may be serviceable to you therefore take them , with all my
” heart .
v o f u They soon arri ed at the dwelling the bea tiful lady , who was under the power of a wicked Magician . She re c eive d the Prince with fair words , and made a noble feast
for him ! when it was ended , she arose, and wiping her L mouth with a fine handkerchief, said, My ord, you must
— shew me this handkerchief to morrow, or lose your head . ’ ana v a n guisheth the Magician . 2 9
She the then went out of the room, taking handkerchief with her . The Prince went to bed right sorrowful ! but Jack put
t on his cap of knowledge, which told him hat the lady was forced, by the power of the enchantment, to meet the
ut wicked Magician ev ery night in a forest . Jack now p on his coat of darkness and his shoes of swiftness , and went to the forest, where he saw the lady give the handkerchief to the Ma
ician u g . Where pon Jack, who was surrounded by
a host of evil spirits , with his sword of sharp
o ff ness , at one blow cut
his head, and regained the handkerchief for the Prince the enchantment
was ended in a moment, and the lady restored to
her virtue and goodness . ’ ’ 0 ch a uhhea a ! i h 3 ya is n g t .
She returned with the Prince to the court of King Arthur, where they were received with welcome ! and the v aliant Jack was made one of the Knights of the Round Table . H h h fir thur e is sent fort y ! ing . 3 I
PART THE THIR D.
A C K resolved not to live in idleness for the
future , but to do what services he could
for the honour of the king and the nation . He therefore humbly besought King Ar t hur to furnish him with a horse and
money, that he might travel in search of
Fo r new and strange exploits . , said he to the King , there are many Giants yet among the mountains of Wales, and they
! S u oppress the people therefore, if it please you , ire, to favo r l my designs , I wil soon rid your kingdom of these Giants and
” monsters . ff When the King heard this o er, and thought of the cruel
t deeds of these bloodthirs y Giants and savage monsters , he
v gave Jack e ery thing proper for such a journey . 2 H e en coun t er eth h 3 anot er Giant ,
Thereupon Jack took leave of the King, the Prince, and
R o ff. all the Knights of the ound Table , and set He went
u along over hills and mountains, ntil he came to a large forest,
O u through which his road lay . n a s dden he heard piercing
. u u shrieks He forced his way thro gh the trees , and saw a h ge
6 ch w ! h v 3 j a a et still more aliant ,
! t ill I o ut No , said Jack, I cannot be at ease find this
’ ” monster s dwelling .
The Knight, hearing this , grew sad, and replied, Noble i stranger, it is too much to run a second hazard . Th s monster
v u u li ed in a den nder yonder mo ntain, with a brother of his ,
! o u more fierce and cruel than himself therefore, if y should go thither and perish in the attempt to overthrow this wicked
- brother, it would be heart breaking to me and my lady ! so
o u let me persuade y to go with us, and desist from any farther
” pursuit .
Nay , said Jack, even if there were twenty , I would shed the last drop of my blood before one of them should
s escape me . When I have done this ta k , I will return and
” visit yo u . Jack had not rode a mile and a half before he came m
sight of the mouth of the cavern ! and nigh the entrance of
it he beheld the other Giant sitting on a huge rock, with a
h . knotted iron club in his and , waiting for his brother His
eyes flashed like flames of fire , his face was grim , and his
cheeks seemed like two flitche s of bacon ! the bristles of his ’ ’ a thr ea t en eth the B h na Giant s rot er . 3 7
beard were as thick rods of iron - wire ! and his locks of hair
u h ng down like curling snakes . Jack alighted from his horse ,
and turned him into a thicket ! then he put on his in v isible coat, and drew a little nearer, to behold this figure ! and said ! O softly, monster, are you there ! it will not be long be
” fore I shall take you fast by the beard .
The Giant, all this while, could not see him , by reason
! of his invisible coat then Jack came quite close to him , and ‘ 8 a ch ni a ini eth el clo h or him . 3 ~7 an t f
struck a blow at his head with his sword of sharpness ! but,
o ff missing his aim , only cut his nose, whilst the Giant roared
his n like loud claps of thunder . And though he rolled glari g
u u who eyes ro nd on every side, he co ld not see had given
him u the blow ! yet he took p his iron club , and began to
lay about him like one that was mad .
! Nay, said Jack, if this is the case, I will kill you
” So at once . he slipped nimbly behind him , and jumping
upon the rocky seat as the Giant rose from it, he thrust his
. u sword up to the hilt in his body After a hideo s howling , the Giant dropped down dead .
two When Jack had thus killed these monsters , he searched their cave for treasure . He passed through many dark wind
n w i gs, hich led him to a room paved with freestone ! at the
was end of it a boiling cauldron , and on the right hand stood
w . h a large table, here the Giants used to dine He t en came
u w saw to a window sec red ith iron bars , through which he a number of wretched captives , who cried out, when they
! ! ! u o u saw Jack, Alas alas yo ng man , are y come to be one among us in this horrid den ! ”
’ a n r th t he C v a f ee apti es .
o u I hope, said Jack, y will not tarry here long !
” t ! but pray tell me, what is the meaning of your captivi y
” ! v Alas said one, we ha e been taken by the Giants
that hold this cave , and are kept till they have a feast ! then
the fattest of us is killed and cooked . It is not long since they took three for this purpose .
! ” ! Say you so said Jack ! I hav e giv en them such a
” dinner that it will be long enough before they want more . The
” Yo u captives were amazed at his words . may believe me,
E Great feast ing and rejoicing .
said Jack ! for I have slain both the monsters , and sent their ” v . heads in a wagon to King Arthur, as trophies of my ictory
To shew them that what he said was true, he unlocked the gate, and set them all free . Then he led them to the
. S great room, where they feasted plentifully upper being ’ ff over, they searched the Giant s co ers , and Jack shared the store among the captives . Jack started at sunrise to the house of the Knight, whom he had left not long before .
’ R E S E N T L Y Jack reached the Knight s castle, where he
was received with the greatest joy . In honour of h ’ the ero s exploits, a grand feast was given , which lasted many days . The Knight also presented Jack with a
u n n bea tiful ring , on which was e graved the Giant draggi g the
knight and the lady by the hair, with this motto
e were in sad distress ou see W , y ,
’ nde the Giant s erce com and U r fi m ,
But ga ined o ur liv es a nd liherty
’ By v aliant ya ch s v ictorious hand.
’ Thun del w u ch B o ld grind fa s ones ,
u - that he was now near the ho se, and the country people all
flying before him .
At this dismal news, the very boldest of the guests trem
but L e t bled ! Jack drew his sword , and said , him come
v . I ha e a tool to pick his teeth with Pray , ladies and gen tle me n o u , walk into the garden, and y shall joyfully behold
’ ” the Giant s defeat and death .
’ The knight s castle was surrounded by a moat , thirty feet deep and twenty wide, over which lay a drawbridge . Jack sta t men to work to cut the bridge on both sides , near the middle ! and then dressing himself in his invisible coat, went against the Giant with his sword of sharpness . As he came close to him , though the Giant could not see him, yet he cried
Fie foh fum I smell the hlood of a n Englishman !
Be he aliv or he he dead e ,
’ I ll rind his hones to m ke ad g a my hre .
” Sa ! y you so , my friend said Jack ! you are a clever miller indeed hut he aha h o him . m t sport f 4.5
Art thou , cried the Giant, the villain who killed my ! kinsmen Then I will tear thee with my teeth , and grind
thy bones to powder .
’ Yo u o fl must catch me first, said Jack ! and throwing
v his in isible coat, he put on his shoes of swiftness, and began l to run ! the Giant following him like a wa king castle, making
the earth shake at every step .
Jack led him round and round the walls of the castle, that the company might see the monster ! and to fin ish the
v work, Jack ran o er the drawbridge , the Giant going after Dr a eth him the M a gg from o t ,
him with his club ! but when the
Giant came to the middle, where the bridge had been cut on both
‘ we i ht o f sides , the great g his body m ade it break, and he tumbled
into the water, where he rolled
u abo t like a large whale . Jack
now stood by the side of the moat,
and laughed and jeered at him ,
saying , I think you told me you
would grind my bones to powder ! when will you begin ! ” The Giant foamed horridly
at the mouth with fury, and plunged from side to side of the moat ! but he could not get out
to hav e rev enge on his little foe .
At last Jack ordered a cart- rope to be brought to him ! he then
and sendeth his Head to Court .
drew it over his great head, and by the help of a team of
~ o fl' horses, dragged him to the edge of the moat, where he cut ’ d the monster s head ! and before he either ate or rank, he sent it to the court of King Arthur . He then went back to the table with the company, and the rest of the day was spent in mirth and good cheer . 5 0 The Giant Galligantus
PART THE FOURTH .
U R T E D and flattered as he was , yet after staying with the Knight and his lady for some
time, Jack grew weary of such an idle life,
and set out again in search of new adventures .
He went over hills and dales without meeting any , till he came
to the foot of a very high mountain . Here he knocked at
the door of a small and lonely house, and an old man, with
as . a head as white snow, let him in ” d Good father, said Jack , can you lo ge a traveller who has lost his way !
! ” Ye s ! , said the hermit, I can , if you will accept such
fare as my poor house affords . d Jack entered, and the old man set before him some brea
u and fr it for his supper . When Jack had eaten as much a.
the he chose , hermit said,
n My son, I know you are the famous co queror of Giants !
i 5 2 j ach heedeth not the Gr ifin s .
o ut being seen ! and on the gates of the Castle yo u will find engraved by what means the enchantment may be broken .
Jack promised that, in the morning, at the risk of his life, l he wou d break the enchantment ! and, after a sound sleep , he
u t arose early, p on his invisible coat, and got ready for the
u attempt . When he had climbed to the top of the mo ntain, he saw the two fiery Griffins ! but he passed between them
u witho t the least fear of danger, for they could not
u O n - beca se of his invisible coat . the Castle gate
u golden tr mpet, under which were these lines
W hoev er doth this Trum et hlow p ,
’ Shall cause the Giant s ov erthrow!
’ j ach ov erthroweth Galligantus . 5 5
u As soon as Jack had read this , he seized the tr mpet, and
as blew a shrill bl t, which made the gates fly open , and the v ery Castle itself tremble . The Giant and the Conjuror n o w
knew that their wicked course was at an end, and they stood
biting their thumbs, and shaking with fear . Jack , with his sword of sharpness, soon killed the Giant ! and the Magician was then carried away by a whirlwind ! and every knight and
u bea tiful lady, who had been changed into birds and beasts ,
returned to their proper shapes . The Castle vanished
like smoke, and the head of the Giant Galligantus was sent
to King Arthur . The knights and ladies rested that night at
’ da . the old man s hermitage , and next y set out for the Court w ddeth h c 5 6 fach e and liv et ontent .
n Jack then went up to the Ki g , and gave his majesty
’ an account of all his fierce battles . Jack s fame had spread
’ u thro gh the whole country ! and, at the King s desire , the
Duke gav e him his daughter in marriage, to the joy of all
the kingdom . After this , the King gave Jack a large on which he and his lady lived the rest of their days in joy
and content .
Robson Lev e a nd Frank n Grea t New Street Fetter Lane. , y , ly , ,