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said Jack; "for I have slain both the monsters, and sent their heads in a wagon to King Arthur, as trophies of my victory."

To shew them that what he said was true, he unlocked the gate, and set them all free. Then he led them to the great room, where they feasted plentifully. Supper being over, they searched the Giant’s coffers, 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.


RESENTLY Jack reached the Knight’s castle, where he was received with the greatest joy. In honour of the hero's exploits, a grand feast was given, which lasted many days. The Knight also presented Jack with a beautiful ring, on which was engraved the Giant dragging the knight and the lady by the hair, with this motto:


"We were in sad distress, you see,
 Under the Giant’s fierce command,
But gained our lives and liberty
 By valiant Jack’s victorious hand."