12-jack and the beanstalk-第3部分

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your　kind　old　master；　the　knight。'



The　men　gave　a　loud　cheer　at　these　words；　and　pressed　forward

to　say　that　they　would　serve　Jack　as　faithfully　as　they　had　served

his　father。　The　Fairy　bade　them　follow　her　to　the　castle；　and　they

marched　thither　in　a　body；　and　Jack　blew　the　horn　and　demanded

admittance。



The　old　Giantess　saw　them　coming　from　the　turret　loop…hole。

She　was　very　much　frightened；　for　she　guessed　that　something　had

happened　to　her　husband；　and　as　she　came　downstairs　very　fast

she　caught　her　foot　in　her　dress；　and　fell　from　the　top　to　the　bottom

and　broke　her　neck。



When　the　people　outside　found　that　the　door　was　not　opened　to

them；　they　took　crowbars　and　forced　the　portal。　Nobody　was　to　be

seen；　but　on　leaving　the　hall　they　found　the　body　of　the　Giantess　at

the　foot　of　the　stairs。



Thus　Jack　took　possession　of　the　castle。　The　Fairy　went　and

brought　his　mother　to　him；　with　the　hen　and　the　harp。　He　had　the

Giantess　buried；　and　endeavoured　as　much　as　lay　in　his　power　to　do

right　to　those　whom　the　Giant　had　robbed。



Before　her　departure　for　fairyland；　the　Fairy　explained　to　Jack

that　she　had　sent　the　butcher　to　meet　him　with　the　beans；　in　order

to　try　what　sort　of　lad　he　was。



If　you　had　looked　at　the　gigantic　Beanstalk　and　only　stupidly

wondered　about　it；'　she　said；　‘I　should　have　left　you　where

misfortune　had　placed　you；　only　restoring　her　cow　to　your　mother。

But　you　showed　an　inquiring　mind；　and　great　courage　and　enterprise；

therefore　you　deserve　to　rise；　and　when　you　mounted　the　Beanstalk

you　climbed　the　Ladder　of　Fortune。'



She　then　took　her　leave　of　Jack　and　his　mother。