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天（他自己说的）

，玛丽独自动身去弗克斯的城堡。费了不少工夫，她总 算找到了。城堡很

结实，也很好看，城墙高高的，城堡外面的壕沟深深的。当她走到城堡 的入口处，她看到上

面写着：

大胆些，大胆些。

入口处的门是敞开的，她走了进去 ，

里面没有看见一个人。她又走到大门门口，看到上面写

道：< /p>

大胆些，大胆些，但不要太过大胆。

她不顾这些，还是走了进去，一直走进一间大堂。

门前，看见上面写着：

大胆些，大胆些，但是不要太大胆，

以免你会吓得魂飞魄散。

玛丽小姐是个胆大勇敢的人，没有什么可怕的，她推开了门，

你猜她看到了什么？嘿，

到处

是满身血 污的年轻而美丽的女人的尸体和骨架！

玛丽知道自己应该赶快离开这个恐怖的地方。

她关上门，

穿过游廊，正要从台阶上下去，她突然看到大堂外面，< /p>

弗克斯先生拖着一个美丽

的少女，从大门口走过来。

玛丽急忙下了台阶，

藏 身在一个木桶的后边。

时间刚刚好，

弗克斯先生拽着那个少女进 了来。

看样子那个少女是吓晕了。

当走到玛丽藏身的地方附近时，

弗克斯先生看到被他拉扯的少女 的手上戴着一枚闪闪发光的

钻石戒指，

他便试着将戒指摘下来，

可是戒指戴的太结实了，

怎么也弄不下来。弗克斯先生

嘴里骂着，抽出腰上的剑，举起，砍向可怜的少女。利剑把那只手给砍了下来，甩在空中，

落在了玛丽小姐的膝上。

弗克斯先生找了几找，

没想到应该去木桶后面看一看，

便接着拽少

女走向那间血腥的 房间。

听到他走过游廊，玛丽小姐便侧身出门，穿过入口处，飞快地跑回家里。

隔天就是玛丽小姐和弗克斯先生签 署婚约的日子，

早晨家里准备了一顿精美的早餐。

弗克斯

先生坐在玛丽小姐的对面，

他看着她。

“今天 早上你的脸色很苍白，

亲爱的。

”

“对 呀，

”

她说，

“因为我昨天夜里没睡好 ，做了一整夜的恶梦。

”

“梦都是反的，

”弗克斯先生说，

“告诉我你

做了什么恶梦，我们会在你甜美 的声音里等待幸福时光的到来。

”

“我梦见，

”玛丽小姐说，

“我昨天早上去了你的城堡，城堡是在一个森林里，有高高的城墙

和深深 的壕沟，入门处写着：

‘大胆些，大胆些’

”

< br>

“不是你说的那样，也不 是不是你说的那样，

”弗克斯先生说。

“当我来到门前，上面写着：

‘大胆 些，大胆些，但不要太过大胆。

’

”

“不是你说的那样，也不是不是你说的那样，

”弗克斯先生说。

“我走 上台阶，来到一个游廊，游廊的终点是一个门，门上写着：

‘大胆些，大胆些，但不

要太过大胆，以免你会吓得魂飞魄散。

’

”

“不是你说的那样，也不是不是你 说的那样，

”弗克斯先生说。

“然后，我开了那扇门，看到整个屋子里全是死去的女人的尸体和骨架，身上全是血污。

”

“不是你说的那样，也不是不是你说的那样。上帝是不允许这样的。

”弗 克斯先生说。

“然后我又梦见我跑 过游廊，

正当我要跑下台阶时看到你，

弗克斯先生，

的少女，美丽而富有。

”

“不是你说的那样，也不是不是你说的那 样。上帝是不允许这样的。

”弗克斯先生说。

“我匆忙跑下台阶，刚好有足够的时间藏身在一个木桶的后面 。这时，你，弗克斯先生，拉

着少女的手臂走过来。

在你走过我 身边时，

弗克斯先生，

我想我看到了你试图摘下那个少女

手上的钻石戒指；而当你摘不下来时，弗克斯先生，

在梦里我似乎看见你为了摘下戒指，

用剑砍下少女的手。

”

“不是你说的那样，也不是不 是你说的那样。上帝是不允许这样的。

”弗克斯先生说。他一

边 起身离座一边要说些什么，玛丽小姐愤然而起：

”她从衣服 里掏出那只被砍

下的手，用它直直地指着弗克斯先生。

眨眼间，她的兄弟和朋友们抽出剑来，把弗克斯先生剁成肉酱。

（嘉林）

Jack the Giant Killer

巨人杀手

WHEN good King Arthur reigned, there lived near the Land’s End of England, in the county of

Cornwall, a farmer who had one only son called Jack. He was brisk and of ready, lively wit, so

that nobody or nothing could worst him.

In those days the Mount of Cornwall was kept by a huge giant named Cormoran. He was eighteen

feet in height and about three yards round the waist, of a fierce and grim countenance, the terror of

all

the

neighbouring

towns

and

villages.

He

lived

in

a

cave

in

the

midst

of

the

Mount,

and

whenever he wanted food he would wade over to the mainland, where he would furnish himself

with whatever came in his way. Everybody at his approach ran out of their houses, while he seized

on their cattle, making nothing of carrying half a dozen oxen on his back at a time; and as for their

sheep and hogs, he would tie them round his waist like a bunch of tallow-dips. He had done this

for many years, so that all Cornwall was in despair.

One day Jack happened to be at the town-hall when the magistrates were sitting in council about

the giant. He asked:

‘

What reward will be given to the man who kills Cormoran?’

‘

The giant’s treasure,’ they said, ‘will be the reward.’

Quoth Jack: ‘Then let me undertake it.’

So

he

got

a

horn,

shovel,

and

pickaxe,

and

went

over

to

the

Mount

in

the

beginning

of

a

dark

winter’s evening, when he fell to work, and before morning had

dug a pit twenty-two feet deep,

and nearly as broad, covering it over with long sticks and straw. Then he strewed a little mould

over it, so that it appeared like plain ground. Jack then placed himself on the opposite side of the

pit, farthest from the gia

nt’s lodging, and, just at the break of day, he put the horn to his mouth,

and blew, Tantivy, Tantivy. This noise roused the giant, who rushed from his cave, crying: ‘You

incorrigible

villain,

are

you

come

here

to

disturb

my

rest?

You

shall

pay

dearly

for

this.

Satisfaction I will have, and this it shall be, I will take you whole and broil you for breakfast.’ He

had

no

sooner

uttered

this,

than

he

tumbled

into

the

pit,

and

made

the

very

foundations

of

the

Mount to shake. ‘Oh, Giant,’ quoth Jack, ‘where are

you now? Oh, faith, you are gotten now into

Lob’s Pound, where I will surely plague you for your threatening words; what do you think now of

broiling

me

for

your

breakfast?

Will

no

other

diet

serve

you

but

poor

Jack?’

Then

having

tantalised the giant for a while, he gave him a most weighty knock with his pickaxe on the very

crown of his head, and killed him on the spot.

Jack then filled up the pit with earth, and went to search the cave, which he found contained much

treasure.

When

the

magistrates

heard

of

this

they

made

a

declaration

he

should

henceforth

be

termed

JACK THE GIANT-KILLER

and presented him with a sword and a belt, on which were written these words embroidered in

letters of gold:

‘

Here’s the right valiant Cornish man,

Who slew the giant

Cormoran.’

The news of Jack’s victory soon spread over all the West of England, so that another giant, named

Blunderbore, hearing of it, vowed to be revenged on Jack, if ever he should light on him. This

giant was the lord of an enchanted castle situated in the midst of a lonesome wood. Now Jack,

about four months afterwards, walking near this wood in his journey to Wales, being weary, seated

himself near a pleasant fountain and fell fast asleep. While he was sleeping the giant, coming there

for water, discovered him, and knew him to be the far- famed Jack the Giant-Killer by the lines

written on the belt. Without ado, he took Jack on his shoulders and carried him towards his castle.

Now,

as

they

passed

through

a

thicket,

the

rustling

of

the

boughs

awakened

Jack,

who

was

strangely surprised to find himself in the clutches of the giant. His terror was only begun, for, on

entering the castle, he saw the ground strewed with human bones, and the giant told him his own

would

ere

long

be

among

them.

After

this

the

giant

locked

poor

Jack

in

an

immense

chamber,

leaving him there while he went to fetch another giant, his brother, living in the same wood, who

might share in the meal on Jack.

After

waiting

some

time

Jack,

on

going

to

the

window,

beheld

afar

off

the

two

giants

coming

towards the castle. ‘Now,’ quoth Jack to himself, ‘my death or my deliverance is at hand.’ Now,

there were strong cords in a corner of the room in which Jack was, and two of these he took, and

made a strong noose at the end; and while the giants were unlocking the iron gate of the castle he

threw the ropes over each of their heads. Then he drew the other ends across a beam, and pulled

with all his might, so that he throttled them. Then, when he saw they were black in the face, he

slid down

the rope, and drawing his sword, slew them both. Then, taking the giant’ s keys, and

unlocking the rooms, he found three fair ladies tied by the hair of their heads, almost starved to

death.

‘Sweet

ladies,’

quoth

Jack,

‘I

have

destroyed

this

monster

and

hi

s

brutish

brother,

and

obtained

your

liberties.’

This

said

he

presented

them

with

the

keys,

and

so

proceeded

on

his

journey to Wales.

Jack

made

the

best

of

his

way

by

travelling

as

fast

as

he

could,

but

lost

his

road,

and

was

benighted, and could find no habitation until, coming into a narrow valley, he found a large house,

and in order to get shelter took courage to knock at the gate. But what was his surprise when there

came forth a monstrous giant with two heads; yet he did not appear so fiery as the others were, for

he was a Welsh giant, and what he did was by private and secret malice under the false show of

friendship. Jack, having told his condition to the giant, was shown into a bedroom, where, in the

dead of night, he heard his host in another apartment muttering these words:

‘

Though here you lodge with me this night,

You shall not see the morning light:

My club shall dash your brains outright!’

‘

Say’st

thou

so,’

quoth

Jack;

‘that

is

like

one

of

your

Welsh

tricks,

yet

I

hope

to

be

cunning

enoug

h for you.’ Then, getting out of bed, he laid a billet in the bed in his stead, and hid himself in

a corner of the room. At the dead time of the night in came the Welsh giant, who struck several

heavy blows on the bed with his club, thinking he had broken

every bone in Jack’s skin. The next

morning Jack, laughing in his sleeve, gave him hearty thanks for his night’s lodging. ‘How have

you rested?’ quoth the giant; ‘did you not feel anything in the night?’ ‘No,’ quoth Jack, ‘nothing

but a rat, which gave me

two or three slaps with her tail.’ With that, greatly wondering, the giant

led Jack to breakfast, bringing him a bowl containing four gallons of hasty pudding. Being loth to

let the giant think it too much for him, Jack put a large leather bag under his loose coat, in such a

way that he could convey the pudding into it without its being perceived. Then, telling the giant he

would

show

him

a

trick,

taking

a

knife,

Jack

ripped

open

the

bag,

and

out

came

all

the

hasty

pudding. Whereupon, saying, ‘Odds splutters her nails, hur can do that trick hurself’, the monster

took the knife, and ripping open his belly, fell down dead.

Now, it happened in these days that King Arthur’s only son asked his father to give him a large

sum of money, in order that he might go and seek his fortune in the principality of Wales, where

lived a beautiful lady possessed with seven evil spirits. The king did his best to persuade his son

from it, but in vain; so at last gave way and the prince set out with two horses, one loaded with

mo

ney,

the

other

for

himself

to

ride

upon.

Now,

after

several

days’

travel,

he

came

to

a

market-town

in

Wales,

where

he

beheld

a

vast

crowd

of

people

gathered

together.

The

prince

asked the reason of it, and was told that they had arrested a corpse for several large sums of money

which the deceased owed when he died. The prince replied that it was a pity creditors should be so

cruel, and said: ‘Go bury the dead, and let his creditors come to my lodging, and there their debts

shall be paid.’ They came, in such

great numbers that before night he had only twopence left for

himself.

Now Jack the Giant-Killer, coming that way, was so taken with the generosity of the prince that he

desired

to

be

his

servant.

This

being

agreed

upon,

the

next

morning

they

set

forward

on

their

journey together, when, as they were riding out of the town, an old woman called after the prince,

saying, ‘He has owed me twopence these seven years; pray pay me as well as the rest.’ Putting his

hand

into

his

pocket,

the

prince

gave

the

woman

all

he

had

left,

so

that

after

their

day’s

food,

which cost what small store Jack had by him, they were without a penny between them.

When the sun got low, the king’s son said: ‘Jack, since we have no money, where can we lodge

this night?’

But Jack replied: ‘Master, we’ll do well enough, for I have an uncle lives within two

miles of this

place; he is a huge and monstrous giant with three heads; he’ll fight five hundred men in armour,

and make them to fly before him.’

‘

Alas!’ quoth the prince, ‘what shall we do there? He’ll certainly chop us up at a mouthful. Nay,

we are sca

rce enough to fIll one of his hollow teeth!’

‘

It

is

no

matter

for

that,’

quoth

Jack;

‘I

myself

will

go

before

and

prepare

the

way

for

you;

therefore stop here and wait till I return.’ Jack then rode away at full speed, and coming to the gate

of the castle, he knocked so loud that he made the neighbouring hills resound. The giant roared out

at this like thunder: ‘Who’s there?’

Jack answered: ‘None but your poor cousin Jack.’

Quoth he: ‘What news with my poor cousin Jack?’

He replied: ‘Dear uncle, heavy news, God wot!’

‘

Prithee,’ quoth the giant, ‘what heavy news can come to me? I am a giant with three heads, and

besides thou knowest I can fight five hundred men in armour, and make them fly like chaff before

the wind.’

‘

Oh, but,’ quoth Jack, ‘here’s the king’s son a

-coming with a thousand men in armour to kill you

and destroy all that you have!’

‘

Oh, cousin Jack,’ said the giant, ‘this is heavy news indeed! I will immediately run and hide

myself,

and

thou

shalt

lock,

bolt,

and

bar

me

in,

and

keep

the

keys

until

the

prince

is

gone.’

Having

secured

the

giant,

Jack

fetched

his

master,

when

they

made

themselves

heartily

merry

whilst the poor giant lay trembling in a vault under the ground.

Early in the morning Jack furnished his master with a fresh supply of gold and silver, and then

sent him three miles forward on his journey, at which time the prince was pretty well out of the

smell of the giant. Jack then returned, and let the giant out of the vault, who asked what he should

give him for keeping th

e castle from destruction. ‘Why,’ quoth Jack, ‘I want nothing but the old

coat and cap, together with the old rusty sword and slippers which are at your bed’s head.’ Quoth

the giant: ‘You know not what you ask; they are the most precious things I have. The

coat will

keep you invisible, the cap will tell you all you want to know, the sword cuts asunder whatever

you strike, and the shoes are of extraordinary swiftness. But you have been very serviceable to me,

therefore take them with all my heart.’ Jack than

ked his uncle, and then went off with them. He

soon overtook his master and they quickly arrived at the house of the lady the prince sought, who,

finding

the

prince

to

be

a

suitor,

prepared

a

splendid

banquet

for

him.

After

the

repast

was

concluded, she told him she had a task for him. She wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, saying:

‘You must show me that handkerchief tomorrow morning, or else you will lose your head.’ With

that she put it in her bosom. The prince went to bed in great sorrow, but Jack’s ca

p of knowledge

informed him how it was to be obtained. In the middle of the night she called upon her familiar

spirit to carry her to Lucifer. But Jack put on his coat of darkness and his shoes of swiftness, and

was there as soon as she was. When she entered the place of the demon, she gave the handkerchief

to him, and he laid it upon a shelf, whence Jack took it and brought it to his master, who showed it

to the lady next day, and so saved his life. On that day, she gave the prince a kiss and told him he

must show her the lips tomorrow morning that she kissed last night, or lose his head.

‘

Ah!’ he replied, ‘if you kiss none but mine, I will.’

‘

That is neither here nor there,’ said she; ‘if you do not, death’s your portion!’

At midnight she went as before, and was angry with the demon for letting the handkerchief go.

‘But now,’ quoth she, ‘I will be too hard for the king’s son, for I will kiss thee, and he is to show

me thy lips.’ Which she did, and Jack, when she was not standing by, cut off Lucifer’s

head and

brought it under his invisible coat to his master, who the next morning pulled it out by the horns

before the lady. This broke the enchantment and the evil spirit left her, and she appeared in all her

beauty. They were

married

the next morning, and soon after went

to the Court of

King Arthur,

where Jack for his many exploits, was made one of the Knights of the Round Table.

Jack soon went searching for giants again, but he had not ridden far, when he saw a cave, near the

entrance of which he beheld a giant sitting upon a block of timber, with a knotted iron club by his

side. His goggle eyes were like flames of fire, his countenance grim and ugly, and his cheeks like

a couple of large flitches of bacon, while the bristles of his beard resembled rods of iron wire, and

the locks that hung down upon his brawny shoulders were like curled snakes or hissing adders.

Jack alighted from his horse, and, putting on the coat of darkness, went up close to the giant, and

said softly: ‘Oh! are you there? It will not be long before I take you fast by the beard.’ The giant

all this while could not see him, on account of his invisible coat, so that Jack, coming up close to

the monster, struck a blow with his sword at his head, but, missing his aim, he cut off the nose

instead. At this, the giant roared like claps of thunder, and began to lay about him with his iron

club like one stark mad. But Jac

k, running behind, drove his sword up to the hilt in the giant’s

head

so

that

it

fell

down

dead.

This

done,

Jack

cut

off

the

giant’s

head,

and

sent

it,

with

his

brother’s also, to King Arthur, by a waggoner he hired for that purpose.

Jack now resolved to

enter the giant’s cave in search of his treasure, and, passing along through a

great many windings and turnings, he came at length to a large room paved with freestone, at the

upper end of which was a boiling caldron, and on the right hand a large table, at which the giant

used to dine. Then he came to a window, barred with iron, through which he looked and beheld a

vast number of miserable captives, who, seeing him, cried out: ‘Alas! Young man, art thou come

to be one amongst us: in this miserable den?’

‘

Ay,’ quoth Jack, ‘but pray tell me what is the meaning of your captivity?’

‘

We are kept here,’ said one, ‘till such time as the giants have a wish to feast, and then the fattest

among us is slaughtered! And many are the times they have dined upon murde

red men!’

‘

Say you so,’ quoth Jack, and straightway unlocked the gate and let them free, who all rejoiced

like condemned men at sight of a pardon. Then searching the giant’s coffer, he shared the gold and

silver

equally

amongst

them

and

took

them

to

a

neigbouring

castle,

where

they

all

feasted

and

made merry over their deliverance.

But in the midst of all this mirth a messenger brought news that one Thunderdell, a giant with two

heads, having heard of the death of his kinsmen, had come from the northern dales to be revenged

on Jack, and was within a mile of the castle, the country people flying before him like chaff. But

Jack was not a bit daunted, and said: ‘Let him come! I have a tool to pick his teeth; and you, ladies

and gentlemen, walk out into the

garden, and you shall witness this giant Thunderdell’s death and

destruction.’

The castle was situated in the midst of a small island surrounded by a moat thirty feet deep and

twenty feet wide, over which lay a drawbridge. So Jack employed men to cut through this bridge

on both sides, nearly to the middle; and then, dressing himself in his invisible coat, he marched

against the giant with his sword of sharpness. Although the giant could not see Jack, he smelt his

approach, and cried out in these words:

‘

Fee, fi, fo,fum!

I smell the blood of an Englishman!

Be he alive or be he dead,

I’ll grind his bones to make me bread!’

‘

Say’st thou so,’ said Jack; ‘then thou art a monstrous miller indeed.’

The giant cried out again: ‘Art thou that villain who kille

d my kinsmen? Then I will tear thee with

my teeth, suck thy blood, and grind thy bones to powder.’

‘

You’ll have to catch me first,’ quoth Jack, and throwing off his invisible coat, so that the giant

might see him, and putting on his shoes of swiftness, he ran from the giant, who followed like a

walking castle, so that the very foundations of the earth seemed to shake at every step. Jack led

him a long dance, in order that the gentlemen and ladies might see; and at last to end the matter,

ran lightly over the drawbridge, the giant, in full speed, pursuing him with his club. Then, coming

to the middle of the bridge, the giant’s great weight broke it down, and he tumbled headlong into

the water, where he rolled and wallowed like a whale. Jack, standing by the moat, laughed at him

all the while; but though the giant foamed to hear him scoff, and plunged from place to place in

the moat, yet he could not get out to be revenged. Jack at length got a cart rope and cast it over the

two heads of the giant and drew him ashore by a team of horses, and then cut off both his heads

with his sword of sharpness, and sent them to King Arthur.

After some time spent in mirth and pastime, Jack, taking leave of the knights and ladies, set out

for

new

adventures.

Through

many

woods

he

passed

and

came

at

length

to

the

foot

of

a

high

mountain. Here, late at night, he found a lonesome house, and knocked at the door, which was

opened

by

an

aged

man

with

a

head

as

white

as

snow.

‘Father,’

said

Jack,

‘can

you

lodge

a

benighted travelle

r that has lost his way?’ ‘Yes,’ said the old man; ‘you. are right welcome to my

poor

cottage.’

Whereupon

Jack

entered,

and

down

they

sat

together,

and

the

old

man

began

to

speak as follows: ‘Son, I see by your belt you are the great conqueror of giants, a

nd behold, my

son, on the top of the mountain is an enchanted castle; this is kept by a giant named Galligantua,

and he, by the help of an old conjurer, betrays many knight and ladies into his castle, where by

magic art they are transformed into sundry sha

pes and forms. But above all, I grieve for a duke’s

daughter, whom they fetched from her father’s garden, carrying her through the air in a burning

chariot drawn by fiery dragons, when they secured her within the castle, and transformed her into

a

white

hind.

And

though

many

knights

have

tried

to

break

the

enchantment,

and

work

her

deliverance, yet no one could accomplish it, on account of two dreadful griffins which are placed

at

the

castle

gate

and

which

destroy

everyone

who

comes

near.

But

you,

my

son,

may

pass

by

them undiscovered, where on the gates of the castle you will find engraven in large letters how the

spell may be broken.’ Jack gave the old man his hand, and promised that in the morning he would

venture his life to free the lady.

In the morning Jack arose and put on his invisible coat and magic cap and shoes, and prepared

himself for the fray. Now, when he had reached the top of the mountain he soon discovered the

two fiery griffins, but passed them without fear, because of his invisible coat. When he had got

beyond them, he found upon the gates of the castle a golden trumpet hung by a silver chain, under

which these lines were engraved:

‘

Whoever shall this trumpet blow,

Shall soon the giant overthrow,

And break the black enchantment straight;

So all shall be in happy state.’

Jack

had

no

sooner

read

this

but

he

blew

the

trumpet,

at

which

the

castle

trembled

to

its

vast

foundations, and the giant and conjurer were in horrid confusion, biting their thumbs and tearing

their hair, knowing their wicked reign was at an end. Then the giant stooping to take up his club,

Jack at one blow cut off his head; whereupon the conjurer, mounting up into the air, was carried

away in a whirlwind. Then the enchantment was broken, and all the lords and la

dies who ‘had so

long

been

transformed

into

birds

and

beasts

returned

to

their

proper

shapes,

and

the

castle

vanished away in a cloud of smoke. This being done, the head of Galligantua was likewise, in the

usual manner, conveyed to the Court of King Arthur, where, the very next day, Jack followed, with

the knights and ladies who had been delivered.

Whereupon,

as

a

reward

for

his

good

services,

the

king

prevailed

upon

the

duke

to

bestow

his

daughter

in

marriage

on

honest

Jack.

So

married

they

were,

and

the

whole

kingdom

was

filled

with

joy

at

the

wedding.

Furthermore,

the

king

bestowed

on

Jack

a

noble

castle,

with

a

very

beautiful estate thereto belonging, where he and his lady lived in great joy and happiness all the

rest of their days.

阿瑟王 在位时期，英格兰的边上，康沃尔郡有个农夫，只有一个独子，名叫杰克。他聪明

机敏， 没有什么事情能难倒他。

那个时候 ，

康沃尔山被一个叫康魔婪的巨人霸占着。康魔婪身高

6

米，

腰围

8

尺；

面目狰狞

凶恶，

经常到附近的村镇滋扰百姓 。

他住在半山腰的洞里，饥饿的时候会跑到陆地上，

碰上

什么就吃什么。

凡是他去的地方，人人闻风而逃，

他就逮去留在家中的牲口。常常毫不费力

地一次背上六七头牛，把好多猪和羊一齐拴 了挂在腰间，

象是一串羊脂球。

多年来，他一直

祸害地方，所有的康沃尔人都生活在绝望中。

一天，杰克刚好做在市政厅里，听到官员们在商议关于巨人的 问题。他便问道：

“杀了康魔婪，会得到什么奖励？”

“得到巨人所有的财产，

”他们告诉 他，

“这就是奖励。

”

杰克说：

“那就让我来干吧。

”

于是杰克带着一只号角、

铁锹和镐，

在天刚摸黑的时候来到山上；

快天亮的时候，

< br>他已经挖

了一个

7

米深也差不多

7

米阔的大坑，

上边用木棍和杂草盖住 ，

然后再在上面撒了些土，

使

它看起来 跟平常的土地一样。

杰克在坑的对面远离巨人住处的地方藏起来。

天刚一放亮，

杰

克抽出号角滴答滴答地吹起来。嘹亮的号角吵 醒了巨人，他从洞穴中冲出来，大骂：

“你这

个死到临头的坏种 ，

专门跑到这儿来搅我的好梦？好呀，

你要为此付出惨重的代价 。

我会让

我自己满意的，

会的，

我会把你整个儿烤了当早餐用。

”

他还没完全 说完就一脚跌进了大坑，

重重摔了下去，

连山都跟着摇晃起来。

“啊哈，

大笨蛋，

”

< br>杰克说，

“你在哪里呀？噢，

是吗，

你掉进了陷兽坑。

我要好好地折磨你，

就为你刚才说的那些 威胁我的话。

你现在还在想着把

我烤了当早餐吗？除了可怜的杰 克外，

你就没有别的东西适合你的胃口吗？”

杰克奚落嘲弄

了巨人好大一会儿，用镐向着他的天灵盖重重地砸去，结果了巨人的性命。

< br>

杰克接着用土把坑添满后 ，去搜查巨人的洞穴，在那里，

他发现了好多好多的财物。当官员

们听说了杰克的英雄事迹后，他们决定自此杰克将被称做

巨人杀手杰克

同时，奖励给他一把宝剑和一根绶带，绶带上镶着金字：

“这个人机智又勇敢，

杀了巨人康魔婪。

杰克打败巨人的故事很快就传遍了英格兰的西部，

另一个巨人，

名叫布兰德波里，

听到消息

后，发誓如果让他撞见杰克 的话，一定要向杰克复仇。这个巨人是一个迷人的城堡的主人，

城堡坐落在一个偏僻的森 林的中间。

话说四个月后，

杰克走在去往威尔士的路上，

来到这片

森林。他觉得又累又乏，便坐在一个欢快的喷泉旁边歇脚，一 会就睡着了。说来也巧，在他

睡着的时候，

巨人布兰德波里来喷 泉取水，

看到了杰克，

知道他就是那个名震四方的巨人杀

手，

因为绶带上写得清清楚楚。

二话没说，< /p>

他背上杰克直奔城堡。

路上，

要通过一片 荆棘丛，

哗哗作响的枝杈把杰克弄醒了。

杰克很奇怪自己怎么落 到了巨人的手上。

还有让杰克更加害

怕的，

进了城堡，

他看到地上到处是人的骨头，

巨人告诉他，

不久他的骨头也会被扔在那里。

巨人把杰克锁在一间大屋子里，

然后，他就出去去请他的兄弟，另一个巨人，也住在这个林

子里，邀 请他过来一起享用杰克。

等了一会，杰克走向窗口时看见两个巨人正向城堡走来。

“现在，

”杰克想，

“要死要活就掌

握在自己的手里 。

”

杰克所在的屋子里的角落正好放着许多结实的草绳，

杰克拿了两根绳子，

在绳子的一端做成套索。

当两个巨人正在打开城堡的大门时，

杰克把绳子用力甩过去套住了

两个巨人的头，然后他用力拉这一端绕过横梁的绳子，用足全身的力气，使劲，使劲，把两

个巨人给勒过气去。看到他们的脸都发青了，杰克放下绳索，拔出剑，一剑封喉，把两个巨

< br>人杀了。接着，他拿着巨人的钥匙，打开了所有的房间，发现三个美少女头发被绑着，几乎

饿死了。

“可爱的女士们，

”

杰克说，

“我已经消灭了这个魔鬼和他的兄弟，

你们获得自由了 。

”

说完，他把钥匙交给她们，继续他的威尔士之旅。