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 How Jack ſlew this Giant, and got the name of Jack the Giant Killer.

ACK having undertaken this taſk, he furniſhed himſelf with a horn, a ſhovel, and a pick axe, and over to the mount he goes in the beginning of a dark winter evening, where he fell to work, and before morning, had digged a pit two and twenty feet deep, and almoſt as broad, and covered the ſame over with long ſticks and ſtraw: then ſtrewed a little of the mould upon it, ſo that it appeared like the plain ground.

This done, Jack places himſelf on the contrary side of the pit, juſt about the dawning of the day, when putting his horn to his mouth, he then blew Tan twivie, tan twivie. Which unexpected noiſe, rouſed the Giant, who came roaring towards Jack crying out, You incorrigible villain, are you come hither to diſturb my reſt, you ſhall dearly pay for it: ſatisfaction I will have, and it ſhall be this; I will take you wholly, and broil you for my breakfaſt.—Which words were no ſooner out of his mouth, but he tumbled headlong into the deep pit, whoſe heavy fall made the very foundation of the Mount to ſhake.

Oh! Giant, where are you now? Faith, your are got into Lob's pond, where I ſhall plague you found your threatening words. What do you think now of broiling me for your breakfaſt? Will no other diet ſerve you, but poor Jack? Thus having tantalized the giant for a while, he gave him a moſt weighty knock on the crown of his head, with his pick axe, ſo that he immediately tumbled down, gave a moſt dreadful groan and died. This done, Jack threw the earth in upon him, and ſo buried him then going and ſearching the cave, he found a great quantity of treaſure.