The brave Little Tailor (6)

The brave Little Tailor (6)


The little man sprang to the ground and seized the tree with both arms as if he had been doing his share all along.

" You are not all that powerful for a man of your size, " he remarked to the giant.

The odd pair continued walking and soon they passed by a cherry tree, heavy with fruit.

The giant reached to pick some of the ripest cherries from the top branches where they were growing.

Then he bent the branches down so that the tailor could also eat some of the cherries.

The tailor was, of course, too weak to hold the branches down by himself.

When the giant let go, the tree sprang upright, carrying the little man into the air with it.

When he fell back to the ground again the giant said, " What is the matter with you ? Don't you have the strength to bend such a little tree."
" This has nothing to do with strength, " answered the little tailor.
" Why, I jumped over the tree to save myself from the bullets coming from some hunters' guns who were shooting through the bushes. Couldn't you do it ? "

The giant tried, but he could not jump over the tree and get stuck in the branches.
So the tailor had the advantage over him yet again.

(6/18)
まあその、札幌にて