ind.

Thus was the enchantment broken, and every knight and lady, who had been
transformed into birds and beasts, returned to their proper shapes, and
the castle, though it seemed to be of vast strength and bigness,
vanished away like a cloud; whereupon universal joy appeared among the
released knights and ladies. This being done, the head of Galligantus
was conveyed to the court of King Arthur.

The next day, having refreshed the knights and ladies at the old man's
habitation, Jack set forward to the court of King Arthur, with those
knights and ladies whom he delivered.

Coming to His Majesty, his fame rang through the court; and, as a reward
for his service, the Duke bestowed his daughter in marriage to Jack. The
whole kingdom was filled with joy at the wedding. After which the King
bestowed upon him a noble house, with a large estate, where he and his
lady passed their days in great joy and happiness.

LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD.

Once upon a time there was a little girl who lived in a village. She was
such a nice little girl that her grandmother was very fond of her, and
made her a little red cloak with a hood. So everybody called her Little
Red Riding Hood.

One day when her mother was baking, she said: "I hear your poor
grandmother is ill in bed. You shall go across the forest and see how
she is, and take her this cake and a pot of butter." Little Red Riding
Hood was delighted to go, though it was rather a long walk. So she took
the basket with the cakes and butter on her arm, and set off.

No sooner had she got well into the forest, than a wolf came by that
road. "Good morning, Red Riding Hood," said the wolf; "where are you
going?"

Now, Red Riding Hood did not know that it is dangerous to stop and speak
to wolves, and she only thought him a nice respectable wolf who knew
manners. So she made a curtsey, and said:

"I'm going to see grandmother, because she's ill; and I am taking her a
cake and a pot of butter."

"Where does your grandmother live?" asked the wolf.

"In a cottage quite by itself, across the forest," said Red Riding Hood.

"Well, good morning," said the wolf. "If I were you, I would stop for a
while, and pick some wild flowers to make a posy for your grandmother."

Red Riding Hood thought this would please her granny very much, and the
wolf trotted away.

As soon as he was out of her sight, he galloped away to the old woman's
cottage, and knocked.

"Who's there?" asked the ol