50 TOM HICKATHRIFT.

 

teach me that wit: who would be fool
then?” The end may readily be im-
agined ; Tom having beaten the giant,
cut off his head, and entered the cave,
which he found completely filled with

gold and silver.
The news of this victory rapidly

spread throughout the country, for the
giant had been a common enemy to the
people about. They made bonfires for
joy, and showed their respect to Tom by