om Tiddler's ground, picking up gold and silver."

Suddenly they heard a big rough voice say, "Yes, you are on Tom
Tiddler's ground, and Tom Tiddler will lock you all up, you little
thieves."

The goblins dropped their handfuls of gold and silver, and found
themselves caught up by a great big giant who carried them off, with
great long strides, to his house.

Tom Tiddler took them into a large kitchen where Mrs. Tiddler was busy
making the tea.

"Wife," said he, "put these goblins in the pantry, and we will have them
fried on toast for breakfast."

The poor little brothers were locked up in the pantry, and they sat down
on the floor holding each others hands very tight and shaking with fear.

At last they grew bolder, and began to think how they could get away.
They tried to open the window, and found to their joy that Tom Tiddler
had forgotten to lock it. They crept out very quietly and climbed down
by the thick ivy which grew up the wall.

The goblins ran as fast as they could, only stopping to fill a sack
which they had found with gold and silver. They knew that Tom Tiddler
and his wife were at tea, and would not think of coming out for some
time.

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The brothers managed, after a great deal of hard work, to get the sack
over the fence, and as it was too heavy to drag with them they agreed to
bury it in the forest and dig it up as they came back.

Just when they were ready a rabbit came up to them. "Hullo, little
chaps," said the rabbit, "where are you off to?"

"We are on our way to the fairies' cave," they replied.

"You have a long way to go yet," said the rabbit; "the cave is on an
island in the sea; but I am going that way, and if you jump on my back I
will give you a lift."

The little brothers thanked the rabbit very much, as they were feeling
tired after their hard work. As soon as they were safely seated the
rabbit started off.

On and on they went until they had left the dark forest far behind, and
were on the sea-shore. Here the rabbit stopped, saying, "I can take you
no farther; you have now to cross the water, and must consult the Great
Fish. He will appear if you knock three times on the rock. Take also
this red dust, you will find it useful;" and putting a little bag of red
dust into Red-Cap's hand the rabbit ran off.

The goblins did as the rabbit had told them, and when they had knocked
three times on a rock a large fish raised itself slowly out of th