《蓝皮童话书》之The History Of Jack The Giant-killer_少儿英语故事

《蓝皮童话书》之The History Of Jack The Giant-killer

　　Early in the morning Jack put a bold face upon the matter, and walked into the giants room to thank him for his lodging. The giant started when he saw him, and began to stammer out: Oh! dear me; is it you? Pray how did you sleep last night? Did you hear or see anything in the dead of the night?

　　Nothing to speak of,said Jack, carelessly; a rat, I believe, gave me three or four slaps with its tail, and disturbed me a little; but I soon went to sleep again.

　　The giant wondered more and more at this; yet he did not answer a word, but went to bring two great bowls of hasty-pudding for their breakfast. Jack wanted to make the giant believe that he could eat as much as himself, so he contrived to button a leathern bag inside his coat, and slip the hasty-pudding into this bag, while he seemed to put it into his mouth.

　　When breakfast was over he said to the giant: Now I will show you a fine trick. I can cure all wounds with a touch; I could cut off my head in one minute, and the next put it sound again on my shoulders. You shall see an example.He then took hold of the knife, ripped up the leathern bag, and all the hasty-pudding tumbled out upon the floor.

　　Ods splutter hur nails!cried the Welsh giant, who was ashamed to be outdone by such a little fellow as Jack, hur can do that hurself so he snatched up the knife, plunged it into his own stomach, and in a moment dropped down dead.