The brave Little Tailor (4)

The brave Little Tailor (4)

The Giant gave him a scornful look and replied,  
" Funny fellow, you little sgrimp ! "

"You don't say!" cried the little tailor.
He unbuttoned his coat and showed the banner belt to the giant. "Read this, then you will know who you are talking to."

The giant read the words: Seven at one blow.

Obviously there was more to this little man than there seemed if he had killed seven men in this way.

He gained some respect for the little fellow.
But still he wanted to test him, so he picked up a stone and squeezed it so hard with his hand until water dripped from it.

"Do you have the strength to do what I have just done ?" asked the giant. 

"Is that all?" sniffed the little tailor.
"This is child's game for someone like me.

He fumbled in his pocket and pulled out the old piece of cheese he 'd brought from his house.
Then he squeezed it in his hand until liquid ran from it.
"That was even better, wasn't it?" he said.

The giant could not understand how such a small man could be so strong.
He did not know what to say.

Then the giant picked up another stone and threw it so high in the air that it neary went out of sight, and said,
"Now, go on little man, you do that."

"A good throw !," said the tailor.
"But the stone did fall back to the ground again. I'll throw one so high that it will never fall on earth."

He then reached into his pocket, pulled out the bird, which he had rescued from the thicket, and threw it swiftly into the air.
Happy to be free once more, the bird flew up into the sky and out of sight.
"How did you like that, giant ?" asked the tailor.



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