JACK THE GIANT KILLER. 223

Galligantus, who, by the help of a vile magician, gets many
knights into his castle, where he changes them into the shape
of beasts. Above all, I Jament the hard fate of a duke’s daughter,
whom they seized as she was walking in her father’s garden,
and brought hither through the air in a chariot drawn by two
fiery dragons, and turned her into the shape of a deer. Many
knights have tried to destroy the enchantment, and deliver
her; yet none have been able to do it, by reason of two fiery
griffins, who guard the gate of the castle, and destroy all who
come nigh : but as you, my son, have an invisible coat, you may
pass by them without being seen; and on the gates of the
castle you will find engraved by what means the enchantment
may be broken.”

Jack promised that, in the morning, at the risk of his life,
he would break the enchantment ; and after a sound sleep, he
arose early, put on his invisible coat, and got ready for the
attempt. When he had climbed to the top of the mountain,
he saw the two fiery griffins; but he passed between them
without the least fear of danger, for they could not see him
Des of his invisible coat. On the castle gate he found a
golden trumpet, under which were written these line

   

 

      

   

  

 

   

   

 

© Whoever ean this trumpet blow,
Shall canse the giant's overthrow.”

   

‘As soon as Jack had read this, he seized the trumpet, and
blew a shrill blast, which made the gates fly open, and the very
castle itself tremble. The giant and the conjuror now knew,
that their wicked course was at an end, and they stood biting
their thumbs and shaking with fear. Jack, with his sword of
sharpness, soon killed the giant; and the magician was then
carried away by a whirlwind ; and every knight and beautiful
Iady, who had been changed into birds and beasts, returned
to thei proper shapes. ‘The castle vanished away like smoke,