"
You see, they didn't know that the tailor had only killed flies; they
took it to mean men.
He jogged along for some miles until he came to a hedge, where a
little bird was caught in the branches.
"Come along," said the tailor; "I'll have you to keep my cheese
company"; so he caught the bird and put it carefully into his pocket
with the cheese.
Soon he reached a lofty mountain, and he made up his mind to climb it
and see what was going on at the other side. When he reached the top,
there stood a huge giant, gazing down into the valley below.
"Good day," said the tailor.
The giant turned round, and seeing nobody but the little tailor there,
he cried with scorn:
"And what might you be doing here, might I ask? You'd best be off at
once."
"Not so fast, my friend," said the little man; "read this."
"Seven at one blow," read the giant, and he began to wish he'd been
more civil.
"Well, I'm sure nobody would think it to look at you," he replied;
"but since you are so clever, do this," and he picked up a stone and
squeezed it until water ran out.
"Do that! Why, it's mere child's play to me," and the man took out
his cheese and squeezed it until the whey ran from it.
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