TOM THUMB. 805

that he might not be blown away, The cow liking his oak-leaf
hat, took him and the thistle up at one mouthful. While the cow
chewed the thistle, Tom, terrified at her great teeth, which seemed.
ready tocrush him to pieces, roared, “Mother, mother!” as loud
as he could bawl. “ Where are you, Tommy, my dear Tommy?”

said the mother. “ Here, mother, here in the red cow's mouth.”

The mother began to ery and wring her hands ; but the cow,
surprised at such odd noises in her throat, opened her mouth and

 

let him drop out. His mother clapped him into her apron; and
ran home with him. Tom's father made him a whip of abarley
straw to drive the cattle with, and being one day in the field he
slipped into adcep furrow. A raven flying over picked him up
with a grain of corn, and flew with him to the top of a giant's
castle, by the sea-side, where he left him; and old Grumbo the
giant, coming soon after to walk upon his terrace, swallowed
‘om like a pill, clothes and all. Tom presently made the giant
very uncomfortable, and he threw him upinto the sea. A great
fish then swallowed him. This fish was soon after caught, and
sent as a present to king Arthur. When it was cut open, every
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