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GRIMM S HOUSEHOLD STORIES.
delighted beyond measure, and told Jack that out of gratitude he should
like to carry him over and back once more. But Jack said nay, he
would save him the trouble ; he was quite contented with him already,
and then went on. Then he arrived at the castle where the daughter
was ill ; he took her on his shoulder, for she was not able to walk, and
carried her down the cellar staire, and then took the toad's nest from
under the bottom step, and put/ it into the daughter's hand, and all at
once she jumped off his shoulder, up the stairs before him, strong and
well. Now the father and nether were delighted indeed, and made
Jack presents of gold and silver, and whatever he wanted they gave
him. When Jack arrived at.' the other castle he went straight to the
wood-shed, and found the key right enough behind the door, under the
log of wood, and took it to the master. He was not a little pleased, and
gave Jack in return a great deal of gold that was in tlie box, and all
sorts of things besides, such as cows, and sheep, and goats. When Jack
returned to the King with all these things, with the money, and gold,
and silver, and the cows, sheep, and goats, the King asked him wherever
he had come by it all. So Jack said the Old Griffin would give one as
much as one liked. The King thought he could find a use for that sort
of thing himself, and so started off to the Griffin ; but when he got to
the water he happened to be the first who arrived there since Jack, and
the man put him in the middle and walked off, and the King was
drowned.
So Jack married the King's Daughter and became King.
THE OLD BEGGAR-WOMAN.
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Once upon a time there was an old Woman, who begged as you may
have seen other old women do ; and when anybody gave her anything
she would say, " God bless you ! " Now this old Beggar- Woman went