A TREASURY OF STORIES, JINGLES AND RHYMES.

crumbs of bread with him, which the birds ate up as soon
as he scattered them.

The children cried and cried until they had no more
tears to shed, and then walked on and on in search of
a house. They came to an Ogre’s castle, and as he
was out the Ogress let them in and gave them some-
thing to eat, and hid them under the bed. When the Ogre
came home he cried out, “I smell little children, and I'll
have them for supper!” When they heard this they crept
out and ran as fast as they could, and hid under a big rock.
The next day the Ogre gave chase, and being tired lay
down on this rock and took off his seven-league boots. As
soon as the old Ogre was asleep, Hop o’ My Thumb put on
the fairy boots, and hurried away to the Ogre’s castle, and
said :

“Ogress, Ogre cannot come,
Give great key to Hop o’ My Thumb.”

She saw the boots and thought it was allright, so gave
him the key, and he took away all the gold that was in the
castle, and gave it to the poor people around. And Hop
o’ My Thumb married the King’s Daughter, and they were
as happy as the day was long.

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